Without delving into deep research on the topic, most sources I found seemed to agree that public school teachers are either leaving their school or leaving teaching altogether at a rate of 13.8 percent; and with a decrease around 27.4 percent in the number of people completing a teacher education preparation program, our schools and …
Category: Habits
Generational Remix
If I requested that you provide a definition for the term “remix,” what explanation would your mind evoke? For most of us, our immediate response would be musically focused. In her book, The Remix, Pollak states, “In music, of course, a remix is a song, usually a well-known classic, that has been changed from its …
Are Bookworms Real?
Recognizing that I am weirdly curious about random facts, I made the choice recently to research the origins of the term bookworm. As I alluded to in the post What Are You Reading, I have always been an avid reader and treasure memories of visits to the library whether it was to discover a favorite …
Conversation Barriers
As someone who has never been employed in a medical profession, I’m unaccustomed to wearing a face mask or attempting to converse with someone who is. In fact, the few times I have made an attempt to chat through a mask, it was due to drywall dust or Teryn asking me questions about my teeth! …
Larks, Owls, and Third Birds
How many times have you spoken the phrase, “What perfect timing?” What an interesting phenomenon timing can be. Addressing other aspects of time in posts such as Chronos vs. Kairos, today I want to ask readers to consider time in the chronological sense, specifically in determining what your personal chronotype is and why delving into …
Moment of Impact
Where do you store your memories? Are they only located in the deep recesses of your mind or is there a location in your home where trinkets, ticket stubs, and photographs are carefully stored in a personal treasure chest? What criteria did you use to keep only those specific items when you probably had a …
Continuous Partial Attention
Heeding the advice of authors Koulopoulos and Keldsen in The Gen Z Effect, I am making an intentional choice to be a part of Gen Z although I was not born into it. If we are to bridge the generational gaps in the modern, multigenerational organizational culture, some effort from all members will need to …
What's Your Word?
For readers who may not presently be engaged on any social media sites, you may be unfamiliar with the trending pop-up advertisements inquiring, “What’s Your Word?” The basic premise is that a customer can purchase a bracelet, necklace, key chain or other novelty where a special word is engraved onto a metal ring, then the …
Abracadabra!
“Watching a skilled magician at work is an exercise in awe. Try as we might to see through the sleight-of-hand and illusions taking place before our very eyes, we come away amused, amazed, and astonished…It makes us smile. It makes us shake our heads. It makes us wonder. And it leaves us with a feeling …
Surprise and Delight
When was the last time you experienced the emotions of Surprise and Delight? Did you receive an unexpected gift from a friend? Were you the recipient of an act of kindness? Was there a hand-written note lying in your mailbox? Who went the extra mile to serve you in a manner that made you feel …
Flourishing @ Life 