Today’s mental mantra

do it anyway

I don’t think it’s healthy for pregnant women to smoke… (she was)…

Today’s mental mantra:

No matter what you believe, some will like it and some will not.

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What’s your attitude on this educational challenge?

paradox in education

A child is involved in something that demands teacher, faculty, and parent intervention. Some ruckus with another child.

Do you punish the child for the ruckus in an effort to quell future incidents? Do you celebrate a child’s honesty in telling exactly what happened without trying to hide details?

Is the aim compliance, or is the aim developing honesty?

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Why doing something each day that scares you is important

Have never run a 1500 in a meet. Not sure why today. Except that it’s scary…

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Doing something each day that scares you. Why is this important? Because it stretches us. Helps us grow. We start getting old when we stop growing. Common sense. Not common.

Yesterday:

  • Flew to Chicago with just a small backpack
  • Left without a hotel reservation
  • Running 1st competitive 1500, ever, in a couple hours

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