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I’ve been mulling over something for the past few days. In reading Chris Guillebeau’s “The Art of Non Conformity” he talks about having a “Guru-free philosophy.” I LOVE that.



Over the years, I've had a guru for nearly everything. Fitness. God. Music. Lifestyle. Parenting. And while there is a place for one to learn from another farther down the road….it is important that their influence is one that encourages you to proceed on your own journey, not mimic theirs.



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I asked Molly if she’d consider drawing illustration for some of my writing projects.



“It’s not like I can just sit down and write something,” she said adding, “it takes times to be creative.”



Ah, I love it when my 14-year-old is such a sage.



It DOES take time to be creative. Perhaps you’ve heard the story (fable?) of how Bill Gates’ mom looked in on him just sitting on his bed apparently idle. “What are you doing?” she asked. His reply…”Thinking mom. I’m… Continue

I had a conversation with the kids’ principal yesterday. Mr. White is a soft spoken, gentle spirited man with many years experience both in the classroom and administration. So when he said, “Do you know what I wish schools would do?” I was all ears. Something edgy? I thought. I love edgy! Some cool out-of-the-box approach?

I was all ears.



“I wish they’d… Continue

As in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DISEASE? Well according to one of the experts cited in this article, ADHD is a disease process. And it can be observed with biological markers



But that test won’t be available any time soon, especially because there appear to be a large number of variations in DNA that predispose a person to ADHD, the article states.



A large… Continue