New Adventures

New Adventures

New Adventures Summer Sightings #3 In the 6th inning, they packed it up. Their 8-month-old baby had done well at his first AAA Dodgers baseball game. But, these young parents would not be seeing the end of the game. Still, they had embarked on a grand, new experience...
Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Summer Sightings #2 She dropped her ice cream.Three-year-old reasoning ensued. Mom was busy with the baby in the stroller, her back turned. The dog was quick to act, swooping in to start licking the dropped ice cream.Still no crying, just thinking. From my seat inside...
Contentment in the Chaos

Contentment in the Chaos

Summer Sightings #1 At 85 years old, he drives a convertible and smiles a lot. He is one of my favorite people with Parkinson’s. In his career, he managed and led hundreds of people in a multi-state regional area, which surely entailed significant stress. These...
10 Tips for Better Discipline

10 Tips for Better Discipline

Freedom of Discipline #3 Today, here are ten tips for better discipline that are helping me and will hopefully be useful to you. 1. A little bit of something is better than a whole lot of nothing. 2. Said another way, doing a little bit of what you don’t feel like...
Disappointment with Discipline

Disappointment with Discipline

Disappointment with Discipline Freedom of Discipline #2 Disappointment is perhaps one of the most common experiences related to the notion of discipline and self-control. You start a diet, an exercise program, or some other worthy habit only to fall off the proverbial...