Effort is overrated. In the real world there is no grade for effort. I think school has spoiled us. If we ever had a good teacher, an encouraging teacher, she would always grade us based on our effort, and our willingness to try. Some people, I think, never get past that. They keep thinking that…
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Why we need you to have children even though this world is crazy
Here is an excerpt of an article I wrote recently: I never wanted to have children. I mean at some point I never wanted to be married, but I fluctuated between wanting to be married and wanting to remain single several times. But as far as having children, I never wanted to have children. I…
How to prevent or deal with childhood sexual abuse
If you want to be one of the firsts to get tips on life, business, and other weekly freebies, click here. If you’re not subscribed, please subscribe below. …The funny thing is that it is often the most unlikely person that would be found to be abusing children. I guess if the person…
New words – Encouragement, and my new newsletter
Hello everyone, It’s been a while since I wrote here, but you best believe I’m always thinking about you all. I’ve been thinking and writing a lot lately, and I feel that some of my thoughts are not so easy to write on this blog- perhaps I will be back and I will continue the…
Five free places to help kids learn
Hey Everyone, How have you all been doing? I know I’ve been MIA, but as you know, life gets busy sometimes. I promised to write this some time ago, so I just wanted to pop up and quickly share some tips. Some of my favorite websites for free educational information for kids are below: Teacherspayteachers.com –…