Finding om's Fridge

finding a new “mom’s fridge”

I have observed that hiding our non-work related talents, accomplishments and interests “under a bushel” as we get older seems to be a ‘thing’ with some people ‘of a certain age’ here in North America.  Once we get past the ‘mom-will-stick-it-on-the-fridge’ stage of celebrating talent and accomplishment, some of us become very bad at tooting our own horns for anything we do outside of the jobs that dominate a third of our lives. So much of what we share about ourselves outside of the realm of family and friends is parenthetically qualified by how it relates to the job, to … Continue reading finding a new “mom’s fridge”

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We teach what we need to learn

We teach what we need to learn.  (attributed to Irene Tomkinson) This truism is illustrated in the way we deal with our children, our grandchildren, our co-workers and friends.  Take note of what you are teaching…and understand why. There is more to this.  Richard Bach offered a variation on it; We teach what we need to learn most. Continue reading We teach what we need to learn