Growing up, my father was the type of man who would “give the shirt off his back” to help someone. I always viewed that as an admirable quality, but I never fully made the connection to it being a form of service. I guess you can say it was his form of service to others …
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"Believing you’re enough changes everything." We live in a glass bowl world. Every move, post, and thought is visible through social media, where comparisons are constant — either by others or by ourselves. We wonder: Is it good enough? Creative enough? Original enough? Sometimes, there’s instant gratification — likes, comments, affirmations. Other times, silence leaves …
Continue reading TOY Story: A Journey of Growth, Gratitude, and Belief
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Chinese Proverb A journey of discovery is rarely paved in a straight line. We have all been down that long, winding path before, pulling us towards the unknown. When Robert Frost wrote about “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” he was telling us …
I was fortunate to spend my weekend with an outstanding group of current and retired teachers and advocates of physical education, health and dance at the IAHPERD Leadership Conference as we discussed our delivery of a quality curriculum across the state. We also started our preparation towards our 2 day convention in November - this …
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