Archive for November, 2011
Parenting – When Resentment Turns Into Gratitude
As a new Dad of a beautiful, healthy girl all I kept hearing was how great fatherhood was going to be. How in love with my newborn I was going to fall. Immediately and without exception she would have me wrapped around her finger. I heard this from A LOT of people. My reality was quite [...]
Education – Thankful to Be at The Right Grade Level!
Often times a teacher is faced with parents who feel their children are academically excelling and would like to skip them to a higher grade. This might occur more in lower grades, as it is not uncommon to have a student or several students who have caught on to reading and math skills easily. Even [...]
Arts – Grateful for a Change in Perspective
My first job out of college was teaching in a grade school. Before anyone congratulates me on actually landing a job right out of college in this economy, I’d like to clarify that this was three whole years after college, with a so-so salary in a not-so-nice neighborhood. Even so, I was thrilled to have [...]
Cause – Why Teenagers Can’t Say Thank You
Through my own adolescent experience and in my work with teenagers, I learned that if I were waiting for an adolescent to say “thank you,” I would have to wait a few years. After studying the important developmental milestones a teenager must successfully overcome, I realized that saying thank you pleased my mother so much [...]
Parenting – Letting Go with Gratitude
Letting go of grown children can be a very difficult, emotional experience for any parent. It is a choice all parents must make at some point in their lives, whether they are mentally ready for it or not. As a single mother, I too faced this moment of truth once. When my only daughter, Jasmine, [...]
Psychology – Grateful to be Breathing!
As a psychologist, I am acutely aware of the benefits of gratitude on the mind and spirit. Living in gratitude shifts our focus from the negative to the positive so that we can feel happier, more fulfilled and more abundant. As a human being, I am aware that it can be difficult to stay in [...]
