Tag Archives: mentoring
FMM 5 17 2024 Half the Story
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” ~ Lao Tzu. Mother-daughter relationships are complicated. I have no idea why they have to be, but it is an altogether different vibe from mother-son connection. Having one daughter and three sons, I learned that early on. There was a […]
FMM 9 23 16 Find your own Voice
“Children go where they find sincerity and authenticity.” ~Eric Cantona. They say confession is good for the soul. I don’t know if I ever admitted to one of my childhood crimes. My mother was quite an intimidating person, and at the time I found it far easier to deny, deny, deny, than to admit it […]
FMM 5 3 13 Catching the Trifecta
Many years ago I was given some very good advice by one of my nursing instructors. In class one day she drew an equilateral triangle on the board. She labeled each side physical; spiritual and psychological. She then told us that it was very important that we pay attention to each aspect of our lives […]