Be Memorable The theme for this week is to be memorable. As parents, we hope that we are leaving a lot of warm memories with our kids from their childhood. One of our favorite things to do as a family is to road trip to a different state and explore...
Be memorable. I tell stories all the time. They’re usually the same stories, and there’s a really good chance if you’ve talked to me for more than 5 minutes, you’ve heard me repeat a story (usually in the same 5-minute span of discussion … which at some point in my...
Be (a) Leader. Lorna Keeling, when she was working at the fitness center, asked my dad when I started showing signs of being a leader. He said the minute I came out of my Mom, I was bossing people around. They both laughed at that … she took great pleasure...
I was talking recently about the concept of the “tribe". I grew up in a relatively large town (Sioux City), and when I moved to small towns to run hospitals - I saw the concept of 'tribe' in a different way. Dad used to say his “tribe” was their church....
Be Kind The word for this week is to be kind. As a parent, this one hit close to home as we always hope that our kids are being kind to others; no one wants to raise a bully. My girls have heard me say a thousand times to take...
Be Kind. Ok, I’ve been waiting all year for “be kind”. A kind person brings warmth to a room. A kind person is compassionate and caring, even when faced with anger and adversity. I think if I was going to get another tattoo it’d be “be kind” … because I...
Be jubilant. One of my favorite songs is Cecelia by Simon & Garfunkel. The second verse starts with “jubilation, she loves me again, I fall on the floor and I'm laughing.”* I can honestly say that I have never experienced jubilation to the point of falling. Perhaps easing into a...
Be Inspired. This week’s theme is to Be Inspired. When I take a step back and really think about what that means to me, it's what fills my bucket and lights a fire in my soul. For me, it is helping others find a solution to a problem or accomplish...
Be inspired. Inspiration is an elusive animal. It’s sometimes hard to find and often hard to describe. For me - it’s sometimes hard to paint the picture of the vision in my brain to others. I know what I want, but first to explain my ideas and then to get...
Be happy. What is happy? The first thing that came to mind was the song “happiness is” from the musical “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”. I was looking at the lyrics, and it said happiness was finding a pencil and pizza with sausage. (Ok, well … the bar is...
