It’s the beginning of the new school year with lots of excitement and opportunity in the air. What will this school year be like? Will it be same? What will be different? I started off the new school year sick. I was knocked down by a bad sinus infection, leaving me sprawled on the couch, unable to move, allowing for too much time to scroll through my Facebook page full of pictures of happy kids on their way to their first day of school. On the one hand, I love this. I get to see all of my friends’ kids,…
It’s Time I Forgave Myself
It’s that time of the year in the Jewish Calendar where we are asked to reflect on the year that has passed and set our intentions, for whom we strive to be in the year to come. I love this time of year and the forced pause to give thought to how I am showing up in this world. In everyday life we don’t always have time to stop and take stock. We move along every day by our task list, our commitments, our priorities. More often then not our own wants, needs and priorities get shoved aside. Sometimes we…
When a Friend is No Longer a Friend!
A few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of choosing friends. I got many comments asking me to share about one of the other aspects of choosing friends, and that is letting friends go. In the same way that we want to help our girls understand the power of a good friendship, one that helps and supports them, and encourages them to be their best, we also want to help them identify when a friendship is no longer a friendship. To a teen girl, her friends define her world. And it can be a very painful process if she…
Who is Your Daughter hanging out with?
I feel so blessed. In the last few years I have both created and joined several supportive communities connected to different areas of my life. Last week I had the pleasure of once again going to an event sponsored by my amazing business coach, Shanda Sumpter. Did I learn a lot? Yes. Did I get inspired? Yes. Did I take some more steps towards the future I want to create? Yes. Is that the best thing that happened there? No. The most powerful thing that happened to me last week was experiencing the power of community. I was reminded how…