Quiet your thoughts by picturing mice or don't.Anne Lamott references a great tip in Bird by Bird (the most helpful book I've read about writing).Many writers experience chatter in their brains even away from the notebook or laptop, and she says in order to bid goodbye to it (and SLEEP!), she imagines the thoughts are little mice. She picks each one up by its tail and...
Help Empathy Bloom in Your Children by Michele Ranard, M.Ed. 920 words *image, mightytosave.tumblr.com Cyber-bullying and “mean schoolgirl” scenarios are frequently publicized in the news. More than a few kids have hogged the spotlight lately for ugly displays of aggression and lack of kindness. Are we living through an empathy crisis? I don’t have the answer. Despite headlines, we all witness empathetic acts...
