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Preparing for the empty nest: An essay about letting go
“It is not what you do for your children; it’s what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” ~Ann Landers As I post this, a good friend is on the expressway, driving her only daughter to start her first week of college in another state. I’m reminded of an essay I wrote a few weeks later after I settled into my newly emptied nest. The piece was first published in Metro Parent magazine, and later republished in Guideposts. To read it online, click here. Today our son is a married man with a family of his own — yet the topic of launching our kids to adulthood…
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Minding your business
“There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.” ~William S. Burroughs “And he’s just too cool for school” / Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? For more content and social media sharing options, please visit the home page.
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Making a difference
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ~ William James Cindy La Ferle Look for additional content and social media sharing options on the home page.
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Consistency
“It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, one way or another. It’s what we do consistently in our relationships as well as our daily routines.” ~Anthony Robbins An apple a day / Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? Look for additional content and social media sharing options on the home page
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Choices
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ~E.B. White Clifford’s Coffee Canal, Benton Harbor / Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? Look for additional content and social media sharing options on the home page.
