Sometimes I like to explore words. One word can unfurl such depths of meaning. This winter, in our Paratus community, we looked at interesting words like hygge and fredagsmys. At...

During many recent conversations, the idea of what to remember has come up quite a lot. People are thinking about what they have been learning during this time of quarantine,...

I first wrote about anchors back in February of 2019. My word of the year was grounded and I wanted to give extra time to considering what helped me feel...

As I sit down to write this blog, I notice the 20+ tabs I have open on my computer. I don’t typically have this many tabs open and the scene...

It can feel like tug-o-war when something that is good for us also hurts us. Change one side only if you change what’s on the other.  As people most recently...

Time change week. It can produce exhausted kids and parents, internet memes, and darkness that creeps in before you’re even home from work.  Do you see any benefits to the...

How do you learn best? When you’re thinking through a problem, do you approach it with research and introspection or do you talk it through with someone? Many of us...

As summer heats up, perhaps you’re feeling some inner chill–finding the balance between work and relaxation that eludes you most of the school year. I hope so! But I know...

Within the whirl of activity (which can totally feel like a storm): meetings, flights to get to meetings (including hurdling trash cans to make these flights and overnight airport stays...

I often wonder about the possible inner landscape of a teacher on one of those really difficult days – the rocky terrain of children’s challenging behavior, a distracted mind filled...