January 19, 2022

Being Number One

“One, two, three.” My 4-year-old grandson carefully counted and pointed to each of us sitting side by side on the sofa. Of course, he counted himself as one. His father, my son, sat in the middle and was assigned the number two spot. I, on the far end, was given […]
October 4, 2021

Reluctant Vision

“Why did that lady steal her dog?” I looked down at my 4-year-old-granddaughter and tried to figure out what she was talking about. It was a bright, hot morning and my granddaughter wanted to go for a walk through the neighborhood. Her goal was to show me her favorite house, […]
April 14, 2020

Deep Listening Leads to Deep Connection

Remember there is a difference between hearing and listening. Hearing is simply taking in sounds without necessarily any interpretation. Listening uses ears and your mind as you make meaning from what you heard. Deep listening is listening with the heart. Our routines are basically habits, right?