The Opposite of Spoiled: Part 2 – Allowance

The Opposite of Spoiled: Part 2 – Allowance

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money by Ron Lieber (Part 2 – Allowance) There is a whole chapter on Allowance in the book, The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and...
My Theme for 2024

My Theme for 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes For those of you who know me, or have been receiving these emails from me, you know that I create a Theme or choose a word each year. I have written about this a lot. Tina and I talk about creating a theme on our latest episode of Messy...
The Happiest Day by Linda Pastan

The Happiest Day by Linda Pastan

Reading Time: < 1 minute It was early May, I thinka moment of lilac or dogwoodwhen so many promises are madeit hardly matters if a few are broken.My mother and father still hoveredin the background, part of the scenerylike the houses I had grown up in,and if they...
My Daily Prayer / Meditation

My Daily Prayer / Meditation

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every morning I start my day with the following prayer / meditation. It is very simple. I think about: Opening my mind, heart, and soul. Connecting my mind, heart, and soul. Freeing my mind, heart and soul. Here are some of the details… I start...
Introducing Messy Middlescence

Introducing Messy Middlescence

Reading Time: 3 minutes “All my life I’ve been searching for something…” Foo Fighters Ever since I was a little girl, I feel like I have been trying to figure out what I wanted to be when I grow up. What was MY THING? How can I figure it out??? Sometimes my dreams...
Do You Believe In Magic?

Do You Believe In Magic?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Do You Believe In Magic? I took an archetype personality test and one of the questions was “Do you believe in magic? (on a scale of 1-5)” I later asked my husband and sons this question at dinner. The conversation was so interesting that I am...