Teach the Future
It feels like every day I am hearing or reading a new story about the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in everyday life. For example, as I write this blog, a series of gray words...
The Struggle Is Real
My first car was a red Toyota Tercel hatchback with a manual transmission. I was excited to have a new car that was all my own after driving the family station wagon until it no...
A New School Year
My social media accounts are showing signs of school starting with pictures of new backpacks, wish lists for our amazing teachers, and first day of school photos capturing the special moment. Similar to these posts,...
Expressions of Emotion
Like so many others worldwide, I am watching the Olympics. I have been brought to tears as I watch an individual achieve their lifelong dream, and tears as I watch years of work reduced to...
Hidden in Plain Sight
People with disabilities comprise about 29% of the United States population. Yet, if I were to reflect on my experiences of the past month, I have only seen a person with a visible disability 3...
Passion Is a Really Good Thing
Growing up, I associated the phrase “you are so passionate” with my weaknesses. I believed that passion was because a person wasn’t strong enough to stay cool, calm, and collected. As I grew, I believed...
Resolutions
I resolve to strive for better and accept my best. I resolve to listen to my mind, heart, and body, even when what they ask for is a break. I resolve to play more, laugh...
Start Before You Are Ready
On the Work In Progress podcast, Cecile Richards shared a guiding statement: “Start before you are ready.” I thought back to all the adventures in my life I started before I was truly ready. As...
Starbucks, Disney World, and Me
What could possibly be the same about all 3 of us? We all turned 50 a few months ago. Over the past five decades, we have grown, made mistakes, learned, changed, and grown some more....
Thirteen Important Lessons
The brain is truly amazing in its ability to manage the complex human body systems, while simultaneously helping the person to make sense of their world, connect with loved ones, laugh at a joke, learn...