by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jan 8, 2019 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Life lessons, Positive self-talk, Self-care, Survive, surviving
There’s nothing quite like that feeling of arriving home after a long trip away. To see the familiar furniture, smell the familiar smells, and feel the familiar feelings is like a warm hug after coming in from the cold. I love arriving home. The thing I...
by Jennifer Monahan | Sep 13, 2018 | Big Ideas, Happiness, positivity
I’ve been on a Will Smith movie binge lately. It started with Men in Black (a classic, in my opinion), and then I moved onto heavier stuff: Seven Pounds (a real tear-jerker…if you haven’t seen it, make sure you have tissues with you), Collateral Beauty (where he...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Sep 4, 2018 | Life lessons, parenting, Teachers
My daughter has an anaphylactic allergy to dairy. This means that on the first day of school, the anxiety and worry begins all over again. Dairy products, unlike nuts, are not banned in schools. And these products are frequently served in school cafeterias and...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | May 8, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Life lessons, Self-care, Self-reflection
Can you imagine being so tired that you can hardly keep your eyes open during a 5:30 pm dinner? Can you imagine feeling so exhausted that if you don’t get a seat on the bus you consider sitting down on the floor? Can you imagine feeling so unwell that the most...
by Elsie Manley-Casimir | Apr 10, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Life lessons, reframing, Self-reflection
Someone gave me a button a long time ago with the following saying on it: “I no longer have to stand in the rain, pretending I’m not getting wet.” I think it was when I was going through the disintegrating of my marriage…or maybe I saw it and bought it for...
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