This week I stumbled across something once stated by Winston Churchill: “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” Stumbling across these words was one of those perfectly timed discoveries. I was sitting in a moment of frustration…on the verge of adopting a temporary defeatist state of mind. Those words pulled me out of my defeatist attitude and Read more…
“It could be worse” is a phrase often used after someone describes a difficult situation or even just a bad moment. While many can attest to this statement and I have used it myself often, I am also finding it important to recognize that struggling and suffering is relative. Working in the social services field, I have come across a Read more…
Have you ever found yourself in a situation in which you watch someone you care for struggling despite your best efforts to help? I have found myself in this situation more than I would like. The frustration part kicks in when I: (1) figure out how to help the person who I care for and (2) simultaneously figure out that Read more…
A lot of emphasis is placed on firsts. First kiss, first car, first serious relationship, first job, first apartment, first house, first child…and the list goes on. I am currently standing at the front of an empty classroom waiting for my students to arrive for the first day of a research methods class. It is the first class that I have Read more…
“I think everything in life is art. What you do, how you dress, the way you love someone and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea, how you decorate your home, or party. Your grocery list, the food you make, how your writing looks, and Read more…
