This morning, I asked my daughter to pick up some biscuits from the shops around the corner. After forty minutes, she still wasn’t back, so I immediately checked where she was via Find My Friend and then called her to see if everything was Okay. Everything was Okay, but…she couldn’t decide what biscuits to bring […]
I may be overthinking things at the moment. Today, I saw a boy sitting alone with his hands holding his head. He’s anxious. He’s stressed. He’s lonely. Of course, I don’t actually know what’s up with him, but that’s what is going through my mind. Life can be hard, and I assume this is another […]
I was recently asked, “What do you regret most in life?” It is the sort of question that young people often ask old people. So, my first thought was…damn it, I’m getting old! I didn’t have a good answer then, but here’s what I might have said if I had more time to think about […]
I met up with an old friend last week for coffee (actually, he’s not that old; it’s our friendship that’s old), and we talked about someone we both knew from our school days who is very successful and a bit of a big shot (as it were). And I said to my friend, “But you’re […]
“I am Loki of Asgard and I am burdened with glorious purpose” Loki utters these words in the first Avengers film, sharing a belief in his pre-ordained right to power. At the risk of being a spoiler, it doesn’t end well for him. The use of the word ‘burdened’ is used (I think) because Loki […]
A To-Doom List I have a bittersweet relationship with To-Do lists. On the one hand, how else would I remember to pick up some milk and cereal on the way home, buy that birthday card, or pick up that stuff for the kids? And how could I possibly get any work done without that list of […]
For years, my kids have just got on with school. They’ve never really questioned it, and I honestly think they quite enjoy it. But if I left them in bed one morning, they would just thank me. “Why can’t we start the day a bit later?” they grumbled this week. It’s the end of the […]
“How’s your grad speech going?” I’m not sure what other people do when they are asked to write a speech, but I find it takes way more time than I have, way more coffee and wine than is healthy, and way more stress and anxiety than I ever expected (even though it was the same […]
Dear fellow stumblers For my first Serendipities eBook, I have pulled together previous articles I have shared on the challenges of education reform and why I think it has a “Wizard of Oz problem” – a problem that needs more brain, more heart, and more courage! If you would like a copy, just send me […]
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