Want to or Have to?: Willpower vs. Intrinsic Motivation

A decadent chocolate dessert. A generous pour of chilled Chardonnay. An enticing display of the new fall line in your favorite storefront. The aroma of your favorite cigarette. Stimuli designed to trip you up, yet again. We all have our bad habits. Our battles that we’ve spent far too long fighting. Yet, we feel like Read More

A Week of Going and Doing

This last week contained a lot of going for me; more going than I’ve done in a long time. I returned to the classroom, which meant returning to commuting and arriving somewhere on time. A return to dropping my daughter off at school day-care, packing lunches and remembering all the things that enable you to Read More

Where I Need to Be

This Tuesday, I return to my classroom, which will hopefully be filled with healthy, socially-distanced students all eager to learn. One can only hope. This may last a week, a month or a school year, but I am determined to bring my best self with me for as long as it lasts. I know in Read More

Oh Lord, it’s Hard to be Social

I’m going on a trip to Utah with my oldest son in a few weeks. He has a volleyball tournament and we will be traveling with his teammates and their parents. I have yet to meet any other parents, as he now transports himself to practices and matches. This Monday, There is a team bbq Read More