Tag Archives: Parenting

TJEd Forum: James Ferrell and Helping Things Go Right

How to Influence is a topic that is on the brains of all Leadership Education parents. Especially if you are a parent mentoring young adults. Those teen years are the years when we question who is having the greatest influence and if it is great influence. Continue reading

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Finding Peace

Did you know that the original intent of Mother’s Day was to be a day when mothers all over the world came together and discussed how to promote peace in the world? Julia Ward Howe, author of the Battle Hymn … Continue reading

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Five Steps to a Happier Life

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. That is one of the biggest lies of childhood. I can remember yelling that at the bully down the street as I walked home from the bus … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Compassionate Characters

Lately, two literary characters have inspired me to intentionally become more compassionate: Mr. Knightly and Lucie Darnay. Mr. Knightly of Jane Austen’s Emma, absolutely lays into Emma regarding her calloused treatment of a poor spinster, Miss Bates. His reprimand of … Continue reading

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