Beginnings are opportunity. Many of us stare at a new beginning in the coming days. Wrapped in changing schedules, a return to school, or a relocation. Maybe all of the above. Many of us now exit a sort of hibernation phase. For many of us, this has been the longest ever disruption to our usual…
Sometimes people give us a gift and sometimes their gift is simply that they thought to share news of their own good fortune with us. Today I was thinking back to mid-March when one of our junior women walked—nearly sprang—into our office to tell us, “I got the Rogers!” Sofia meant a competitive summer research…
A Chinese proverb translates to: “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” We are adept at finding things we wish we had done differently a long time ago. Past decisions we didn’t make. The path we did not lay for ourselves. Knowledge like this is…
Josephina has been through this before. She knows things won’t always come easy. Times get tough. But, she also knows that she is prepared. She will adjust when necessary and she is confident in her ability to find solutions and make the most of what lies ahead. She has nurtured the support networks in her…
Our friend Arri said to my son, “Jakey, what’s your favorite color?” He paused a few seconds and I expected him to say yellow. He identifies most things as yellow to begin with even when they’re not. It’s one of the first words he learned, but I actually think he’s being contrary in a developmentally…
Sometimes housekeeping feels overwhelming. Entropy threatens every open piece of carpet, every counter top. Young people scamper vigorously, moving toys from room to room, scattering them like so many breadcrumbs that create no discernible trail home, instead appearing as an expansion of territory outward from the playroom. Brightly colored chaos of sharp objects to distract…
