I won’t let it go until…
I get an apology.
That person comes clean about the lies they’ve told.
I feel appreciated again.
I won’t let it go until ________________________ (you fill in the blank).
We all make up criteria–things we think we need–in order to feel good or happy about a bad situation.
We’ve envisioned the moment that must arrive [...]
I got an email on Tuesday.
“Due to the financial condition of the district and student enrollment as of this date, changes have caused the displacement/bumping of staff.”
It went on to explain that there had been cuts and a more senior employee had taken my spot.
Displaced.
That is what they call it.
Meaning…literally
You have no place.
The email was [...]
So…the verdict on the Sleep Challenge? Upping my sleep was such a simple way to restore noticeable energy and health to my daily schedule.
I’ve been clocking out by 11 every night, which gets me a full seven hours. Beautiful. At least half the nights, I’ve been aiming at 8 hours. Yep. 8 hours.
The results?
I’ve been [...]
Continuing the emphasis on sleeping enough this week:
There is a clear link between sleep and satisfaction with a marriage. Marriages where couples don’t get enough sleep are strained by daytime sleepiness and lack of emotional energy.
Not to mention, a healthy sex life and sleep are connected. Sleep enough? You have energy for sex. Have sex [...]
I do a few things with my life.
I kick it with my favorite sports addict, raise the world’s most beautiful infant emperor, sink seven hours a day into at-risk teenagers, soak up big love with a handful of friends, and write, speak and meet about various “common good” projects on the side.
It’s a lot by some people’s scales, [...]
I’m still a sleep novice. An amateur sleeper, if you will. Hence why I took the Sleep Challenge a few days ago. (You can read the first post here and the second post here.)
I’ve always figured our bodies have a “natural” way of working. That if I just let my body sleep when I felt [...]
So, per my Sleep Challenge, I’ve been sleeping more.
Keeping in mind that more for me was not all that much.
I typically scraped by on about six hours. That’s a midnight lights out and a 6 a.m. wake-up call. Sort of measely, I know. But I survived by cheating the morning routine. You know, sleeping in [...]
I am about to take the Sleep Challenge.
Here’s how it works:
You commit to getting an extra 15 minutes of sleep tonight (turn the lights off, lay your head on the pillow and begin winding down even if you don’t fall asleep right away).
Then you pay attention tomorrow to whether your energy level, memory or emotional tolerance improves [...]
“We believe broken is beautiful,
Our scars are our strength.
Failure is an option,
And rock bottom is real place.”
~From my friends, Mike and Jud, at POTSC.Com
Check out their video:
BROKEN IS BEAUTIFUL from PEOPLE OF THE SECOND CHANCE on Vimeo.
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Keep in mind, I come to you from Prison City, where I’m up to my neck in urban teens and the things they say.
Shoes are “crispy”.
Causing a disruption is “going ham”.
Making fun of someone is “roasting” them.
Calling someone out is “ho-ing” them.
And anything and everything you agree with is punctuated with “believe dat”.
Enter the situation at hand. [...]
