A Recipe for Empowerment

The Pinwheel Girl Recipe for Living! Ingredients: 3 Cups of Courage from making your way in the dark 1 Cup of Self-Respect earned from pointing things out ½ Cup of Awareness honed by seeing with symbolic sight 2 Tblsp of Inner Strength gained from deep knowing 1 Tsp of Faith gathered from confident observation 1 Sprinkle of Intuition from listening to your own Voice 1 Big Dream claimed from the recesses of your Heart Prepare ingredients with an open mind. Preheat Heart to 375 degrees.  Check temperature often.  Freezing is not recommended for... [Read more]

Unless they have lice, don’t nitpick…and other Life Lessons I’ve Learned

This is the third post in a series about life lessons after serving children, families, teachers, and communities for nearly twenty-five years. What have I learned?Here are a few more lessons from My Life. Maybe some will feel familiar to you. The best way out is through. So often we feel like giving up when the going gets tough, when things are no longer fun, or when a situation seems to benefit someone else more than it does us. We often want the easy way out. Less burden. Less responsibility. We crave rescue. We yearn for someone to come along... [Read more]

Negative is Positive…and other Life Lessons from the Pinwheel Girl

This post is the second in a series of posts on milestones and reflecting on life lessons. It’s been nearly twenty-five years for me working on behalf of young children, their parents and families, teachers and communities. This recent milestone gave me the perfect opportunity to reflect on what I’ve learned over the years, and how I have evolved and changed. Here are some more of my life lessons. Maybe some of these will be salient and recognizable to you. Others can be right even if you think they are wrong. I have come to finally accept that... [Read more]

Somedays it’s just not your turn…and other Life Lessons I’ve Learned

I’ve been serving young children, parents, families, teachers and communities for nearly 25 years now. In that time I’ve had many occasions to celebrate my accomplishments but also to deeply reflect on what I have learned over the years about life, how I have changed, and what truly matters most. I think it’s important to articulate those reflections as well – to give voice to them – so that they can become even more deeply embedded in my daily habits. So I decided to write them down and post them here for you. What does one learn during... [Read more]

Hoping for Red Roses?

I have been thinking a lot about Valentine’s Day.  I think about it every year as soon as the Holiday rush settles down and I start seeing Valentine’s candy and cards at the grocery store. It’s a stressful time for many women.  Our culture puts much emphasis on the notion that you are only truly loved if you are recognized, affirmed and gifted with traditional tokens of romantic love on Valentine’s Day that the media works very hard to sell to us.  You know what I am talking about:  Valentines addressed “To the... [Read more]

It’s Up To You, Not Them

No matter what you will ALWAYS have to know how to take care of yourself. Even though you may be surrounded by many who love and care for you, no one else is truly responsible for you but you. self-care is the ultimate empowerment YOU are responsible for YOU. Not them.  Read More →

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