“What’s your favorite insect?” my seven-year-old daughter asked as we took an evening walk on the first night of her spring vacation. “You can’t pick butterfly. Everyone picks the butterfly,” she quickly added before I had a chance to respond. “Hmmmm,” I thought out loud. “I guess mine would have to be a ladybug,” I finally answered. “Mine’s a firefly….
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In Need of an Emergency Contact
“Are you Rachel Stafford?” she asked me over the low roar of party conversation and festive music. When I nodded, the woman with a very familiar face said, “You are the emergency contact for half my preschool class.” It wasn’t meant as a compliment, but as the words rolled off her tongue, I couldn’t help but smile. I felt the…
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The Ten Minutes that Changed My Distracted Life
Lately I’ve been receiving a lot of messages from readers who say, “I am who you once were, but I don’t know if there is hope for me; I don’t know if I can change; I think it’s too late for me.” I once said those same words to myself. In fact, when I began taking steps to let go…
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A Reason for the Listening Face
In the past week, the same question arose during a magazine interview and also while serving on a mindful parenting panel. This leads me to believe that the topic is important; it’s relevant; and it’s on our minds. While I feel the question and my response are both worthy of sharing, it goes much further than that. This particular question…
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Who You Are Now Matters More
It was a simple enough recipe—place peanuts and several types of chocolate in a crockpot for two hours and then scoop out the melted mixture in dollops to create bite-sized treats. Simple, right? Well, not if you forget about it for four hours. My younger daughter came downstairs when she smelled a pungent odor wafting from the kitchen. “What is…
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