Like everyone else I know, I have a million-and-one things I should be doing instead of writing this post right now, but that tiny fleeting voice of inspiration came knocking and tugged on my shirtsleeve. So, while the kids were napping, I did what any self-respecting mom on a ‘nap-break’ with mountains of laundry, tons … Continue reading The 25 Beliefs I Once Held to be True…but Don’t Anymore
On this Mother’s Day…
On this Mother’s Day… Let us remember to honour and hold space for those Who long to be mothers Who cannot, in the way they envisioned, be mothers Who have experienced devastating loss as mothers Who have gained more than they ever thought imaginable as mothers Who have broken down on their journey as mothers … Continue reading On this Mother’s Day…
Asking For Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School
Asking for Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School “Help is one of those four-letter-words that is curiously difficult to say when it’s in the form of a request. Most people tell me that it’s not easy for them to ask for help. Offering to be of help, on the … Continue reading Asking For Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School
My Misadventures as a Server: How Failure and Embarrassment Builds Trust
My Misadventures as a Server: How Failure and Embarrassment Builds Trust I’ve had my fair share of face-down failures. Abject embarrassment. Moments of complete humiliation that have had the power to reduce me to itty-bitty versions of myself. It’s safe to say that at one time or another, we all have. Take, for instance, that … Continue reading My Misadventures as a Server: How Failure and Embarrassment Builds Trust
The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
The 80/20 Principle as it Relates to Your Happiness Ok, so I just recently came across something that has useful and transformative applications to just about every single facet of anybody’s life. In fact, it’s such a simple, effective concept that it blows my mind that I hadn’t encountered it until this year, so I … Continue reading The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
Do-Over
Ever have one of those days? The ones where you don’t show up as a parent, teacher, spouse, friend, employee, student, boss, or human the way you hoped or wished to? Maybe you’ve lashed out uncharacteristically, been unable to find ‘common ground’, have had difficulty finding your assertive voice (allowing people to take advantage of … Continue reading Do-Over
So, I Threw A Spatula…
Just last week, in a fit of quiet rage and a heightened sense of perceived injustice, I hurled a spatula across my kitchen. I cannot convey to you, by the way, how hard that sentence was to admit, write and publish. Anger’s not cute Anger is not cute. Rage…even less so. It’s not an emotion … Continue reading So, I Threw A Spatula…
Rethinking Regret: Two Stories of Forgiveness and Acceptance
Regret’s a funny thing, isn’t it? I used to believe that it served no redeemable purpose, that accumulated regret would only function to burden a person under its weight, like a sack of rocks, discomfort giving way to hopelessness and overall stuck-ness as one buckled under the heaviness of it over the years. I remember … Continue reading Rethinking Regret: Two Stories of Forgiveness and Acceptance
How a Facebook Mom’s Group, Capital Iron, and an Embarrassing Moment Made me Feel Closer to my Community
So, initially, I wasn’t going to share this story because it’s fairly humiliating. But, I’m swallowing my pride and sharing it for the following three reasons: We all love that feeling we get when we hear stories that showcase human beings being benevolent to one another. It just makes us feel good about the world … Continue reading How a Facebook Mom’s Group, Capital Iron, and an Embarrassing Moment Made me Feel Closer to my Community
The Four Practices I’m Using to Battle Pre-Holiday Overwhelm
I am painfully guilty of overshooting my expectations for the holidays. Just the other day, I had planned a glorious Pinterest-inspired Christmas photoshoot at home with my two young children. I had painstakingly hung the white twinkle lights on the headboard to achieve the perfect bokeh-effect, pulled the crisp white linens taut across our bed, … Continue reading The Four Practices I’m Using to Battle Pre-Holiday Overwhelm
Morgane Michael 