“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” —Michael Altshuler I visited my hometown last weekend when I took my son to his volleyball tournament. I did not grow up in a what you would call a good city. The crime rate is greater than 89% of all U.S. cities. Read More
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The Place You Belong
“Sometimes the place that you are used to is not the place where you belong.” —from the movie The Queen of Katwe A “place” can be physical or metaphorical. In teaching at-risk students for 12 years, I’ve learned many of them feel they don’t belong in their own homes. And many times, I’ve agreed. We Read More
Lives Made of Sand
“Like a sand castle, all is temporary. Build it, tend it, enjoy it. And when the time comes, let it go.” Jack Kornfield When I was 30 days sober I came across this quote on my Calm app, during my daily meditation, which I highly recommend when you are trying to get your mind and Read More
What Did You Want to Be?
Nobody plans on becoming a problem drinker; to let a substance take the driver’s seat and lead them down a road many don’t return from. No child colors a self-portrait of herself drinking her way through life. No teenager sits in front of a computer screen, composing a college essay and writes, “my future plans Read More