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Is Acceptance the New Love?

Posted by | Acceptance, Behavior, Healing, Kids, Love | 12 Comments

Of course we love our children.  We often say things like “I’m doing this because I love you” or “If I didn’t love you, I wouldn’t care what you do.” But love means different things to different people. Poets, philosophers, and mystics have been pondering the meaning of love for thousands of years, and still, who can define it for anyone else?

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What Anita Moorjani Knows

Posted by | Kids, Love, Quotes, Wisdom | 2 Comments

Are you familiar with Anita Moorjani?  (www.anitamoorjani.com)  She is the author of Dying to Be Me, a memoir of her remarkable near-death experience and resulting healing from massive cancer all over her body.  Her experiences have left her with a profound knowing of what is important in this life and a mission to remind people to remember their magnificence. Read More

When You’re 15 and Not Good Enough

Posted by | Acceptance, Kids, Self-Identity, Teachers, Teenagers | 8 Comments

My PASSION is teaching parents to accept their children for who they are–it is my life’s work!   But my unbridled JOY comes from being with kids.  Hanging out. All ages, all stages, doesn’t matter.  Kids are just so fascinating.

So, naturally, I was thrilled when my friend Jenny invited me to speak to three classes of “at-risk” ninth graders at Napa High, where she teaches English (and is affectionately known as “Ms. V”).  I accepted before she even had a chance to explain what I’d be speaking about.  It didn’t matter. Read More

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