Capturing Whimsy

Today I'm thinking about the concept of whimsy.

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The Comparison Game

In honor of National School Counseling Week 2026, 

I asked AI to create this caricature of me in my element. 

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PPBF: Maybe Something Beautiful

Today I'm excited to share this post, which includes

The Corner on Character in its Top 50 Counselor Blogs! 

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PPBF: You're My Little Sunshine

Today I'm grateful for those people who are sunshine.

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Oh, My Word!

It's MLK, Jr. Day, so today I'm reflecting on his life and legacy of love.

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Love Becomes Us

Happy official first day of summer; today I'm eagerly working on material for this Twitter chat for Saturday morning. Why not join us?

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Happiness Triggers

Today I'm thinking about my happiness triggers.

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A Heart At Peace

Glancing at the calendar, I realized nearly a month has gone by

since I checked in here with you, dear reader.

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Postponing Joy

This morning as I was watering my butterfly weed and washing away the aphids in an attempt to eradicate them, I was thinking about change, about evolving and transforming. And yes, about postponing joy.

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When The Cardinal Chirps

I took this picture a year ago today as I was closing down 2020;

what a difference a year makes. 2022, here we come.

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Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

Today I'm excited to share two quick things; the first is this incredible CharacterStrong podcast episode which featured my nephew and Godson Tanner. Click the image below to tune in today. 

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PPBF: All The Lost Things

Happy Friday; today I'm thinking about hope.

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PPBF: I'm In Charge Of Celebrations

Happy Friday; today I'm celebrating the daylily. Did you know that this elegant flower only opens for one day? In the picture, you see the bloom that opened on Wednesday in between the Tuesday bloom (bottom) and its Thursday counterpart. Today, no more daylilies, just the poem that these three gifts inspired me to write. 

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The Awakening of Joy

It's Day 3 of Teacher Appreciation Week 2020 and today I'm thinking about all of the educators out there who are finding creative ways to awaken joy even as they create not with a classroom community but remotely from a distance.

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PPBF: The Love In My Heart

Happy weekend, dear reader, and thank you for stopping by the Corner. 
Though it's a little tricky, I'm hopeful that you can tell that I'm smiling behind 
this mask I made (from an old t-shirt) to wear while we wait for our 
CharacterStrong Be Kind masks to arrive. 

How are you spending your time during this quarantine quietude?

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Living Life Forward

I once heard Michael Josephson recommend that we

think about what we want people to say at our funeral, 

then live life backward and do just that.

On purpose.

With intention.

Recently, I saw this quote, prompting reflection on also

living life forward.

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What We Do With Our Love

Happy September; I hope August finished as strong for you

as it did for me. I had the opportunity to lead a dozen

growth sessions last month; this one in Texas City

culminated in such an epic wall display.

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In Your Element

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week.

Words don't seem sufficient to thank our educators

for everything they do every day, in their element,

but here's my attempt at expressing my gratitude.

Thank you, teachers; YOU are cherished and loved.

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A Dozen Ways To Share Kindness

The belief that April showers bring May flowers 

has me thinking about this Karen Salmansohn invitation:

What if, when we shower people with kindness,

certain flowers (or other kind acts) would bloom?

Well, that's how the kindness boomerang works.

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Being A Hope Dealer

Today I'm excited and grateful that my friend Roman Nowak

would name me as a Beacon Of Hope, especially since

I love the idea of working with intention to be a hope dealer.

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