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Going to Extremes – Finding a Corona Balance

October 23, 2020

If you’re on TeamConfessions, you know MamaDe has issues with technology. The thought of kids being in front of screens all day can put me on an Acela train [...]

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Distance Learning Extended – Surviving Another Corona Blow

October 16, 2020

While Guildford Public School children were scheduled to switch from the hybrid learning model to a full-time model on the 19th of this month, the decision was made to continue using the [...]

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When The Student Was Ready, Her Kid Appeared

October 9, 2020

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Today is our eldest son’s birthday. Many years ago his preschool teacher said to me, “If he sees something going down on the playground that he shouldn’t be a part [...]

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A note in children's handwriting reads as follows. Moging rotenine. 1. Get out ur bed. 2. get brest. 3. get deotrit on. 4. brus tetht. 5. at brefit. 6. get bag retey. 7. Go to shoosh.

What Can I Do Differently? A Simple Way to Get Back on Track

October 2, 2020

Nothing would make me happier than to report that I pulled my act together this week. However, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The truth is that it [...]

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Toughest Back to School Ever – Putting One Foot in Front of the Other

September 25, 2020

The September back-to-school transition always poses challenges for us, but this year it’s heavier than ever. Distance learning has been kicking us in the kiesters. As a family, we’re trying to [...]

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This Pandemic Stinks. Behaving My Way Into Right Thinking

September 18, 2020

Ok TeamConfessions, there’s no part of me that wants to be writing this blog post right now. Not because I have bad news, but because I feel like I could [...]

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Reconciliation – A Love Affair With a Journal

July 31, 2020

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

Journaling has been a part of my life since 1988. It started when I watched Winona Ryder’s character Veronica Sawyer pour her soul out into the pages of her [...]

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Fear of Abundance – What’s Stopping Me From Enjoying My Life?

July 24, 2020

When I take time to appreciate the people in my family, it scares me. That’s right, scares me. I spend a lot of time being grateful for my washing [...]

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A street sign reads "Slow. Children At Play."

The Pause – This One Thing Has Changed My Entire Life

July 17, 2020

The single most meaningful spiritual practice that’s had an unimaginable impact on my life is—The Pause. For many years my initial reactions to life led me down a path [...]

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The Voice of Self is Kind? Are You Sure About That?

July 13, 2020

This summer I’ve been working on a huge Confessions migration project. I’m moving the entire 165 posts (and counting) to a new site. The enormity of the task is [...]

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Going to Extremes – Finding a Corona Balance

Distance Learning Extended – Surviving Another Corona Blow

When The Student Was Ready, Her Kid Appeared

What Can I Do Differently? A Simple Way to Get Back on Track

Toughest Back to School Ever – Putting One Foot in Front of the Other

This Pandemic Stinks. Behaving My Way Into Right Thinking

Reconciliation – A Love Affair With a Journal

Fear of Abundance – What’s Stopping Me From Enjoying My Life?

The Pause – This One Thing Has Changed My Entire Life

The Voice of Self is Kind? Are You Sure About That?

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