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Saturday, September 17, 2016

Pursuing Perfection, Catching Excellence

Posted by Amazing People, on 11:30 AM
Happy Saturday; today I'm excited to have a day
with absolutely nothing to do.
Not one thing.
I slept in until 10 am. Decadent.
And I may meander to the salon for a pedi at some point.
But mostly, I'm just taking the day to breathe.
Breathe in the goodness of another miraculous day.
A chance to relax, restore, refresh, recharge.
No running around.
No rat race.
No chaos or confusion.
A chance to just BE.
And reflect.

Look what I found on Twitter as I was enjoying every last drop
 of my morning candy bar in a cup coffee.

Click graphic for source.
Perspective. From Peter Pan. Perfect.
Wait, did I just say perfect?

Okay, time to talk about perfection,
because the struggle is real. 
At least for me it is.
Because I used to still want things to line up perfectly.
It may be part of how I'm hard-wired, that need for order.
And I'd like to say that I'm getting better at 
adapting and accepting
when they don't align the way I'd
envisioned,
hoped,
dreamed 
they would.
That is, after all, a huge piece of growth mindset.
Accepting mistakes as part of the process.
Embracing failure as a success.
Letting go of that perfection ideal.


But I still mix up catching excellence
with the pursuit of perfection. Practically every day.
That's why this Lombardi quote speaks to me, I suppose.
Because he's right; perfection isn't attainable.
It's not supposed to be.

So who's with me in the fight against those persistent perfectionistic tendencies
that threaten to thwart our propensity to practice grace 
and our potential to maximize growth?
Because it's the journey that matters,
the chance to stretch and sightsee,
inspire and influence,
support and savor
as we keep moving forward.
Can I hear an amen?

In case you missed it, here's my respect guest post
from earlier this week.


Have I mentioned how grateful I am to be
on assignment with Free Spirit Publishing?
It's so kind of them to invite me share my 
perspective, 
reflections,
ideas 
and activities 
with their readers.
  





Thursday, September 15, 2016

Make A Mark

Posted by Amazing People, on 6:00 PM
Have you seen Emily Arrow's new song based on Peter Reynolds' book ISH yet? 


Isn't she just precious-ish?
I'll admit it; I went all fan girl when she Tweeted me that she's working on the sheet music for the ukulele.
I'm on it!
And there's another ukulele sensation on the scene; 
have you seen this little singer songwriter?
Amazing Grace.


I admire how she's making her mark,
one original song at a time, big time!

The ukulele really is a magical little instrument,
especially when you have these little rays of sunshine
singing and clapping along. So many blessings.


It has been a busy few weeks as we get another school year way under way. This past week at Parent Night I tried something new, a seed that grew from a collaboration with Susan, a counseling colleague in PA. This ... 


became THIS!


There are so many sweet sentiments on this wall of fame, 
our caregivers' hopes, goals, and dreams for their children, 
many of which have nothing to do with academics. 
One of my favorites? 
You can ... be a rainbow of joy. 
So touching.

We also celebrated our grandparents with a breakfast ... 


and car hopped through Happy Hour at Sonic!


A FUNdraising end to a terrific week.

How have you been making your mark?






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