I don’t like living there, but I must admit in some respects I was in a much better place financially. I try not to rest there for extended periods of time, but when things get hard, I just do. Is that you? How are you making a better today?

Does this time of year make you tired? I don’t know if it has to do with being an educator, older, or the weather. Either way, winter break can’t come soon enough.

Sometimes we have to remain encouraged despite what others do. If we rely too heavily on the expectations we have of others, WE become unraveled if they don’t follow through. Don’t do it to yourself! We are human. We fall short. Marvel in the ability to show up for yourself. That’s all you can control. Does this unravel you?

When you’re sitting and thinking about your goals, do you write them down or just silently reflect? What works best for you? Or does it depend?

As the year comes to a close many of us try to cram in goals and objectives that we had intended to achieve earlier in 2025, but for whatever reason, didn’t. What is one thing you had intended to accomplish and are scrambling to make it happen?