Happy Wednesday TSJ Friends, I am so excited to write to you today! I love thinking and learning about theories regarding human development. But I also realize life is more than theories and we often need practical and useable stories to learn from each other. And while I am talking about growth as being an …
If I Am Growing Upward, How Do I Avoid Spiraling Down? Read More »
(Remember to click on the green header for a reader friendly format on your devices!) Dear TSJ Friends, I am excited to start sharing my journey of growing older! It is inspired by working on my own life story But today is an introduction: a) Understanding human development using a theory of spiral dynamics and b) …
Growing Up and Older! – Changing Perspectives on Parenting and Personal Growth Read More »
Dear TSJ Friends, (Please remember if reading this on your phones click on the top green header for ease of reading!) Even though this is going to arrive too late in the day for Wednesday words of wisdom to propel you into this day, rest assured Solomon has been working happily here in our TSJ …
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Dear TSJ Fellow “Peeps,” I hope you are in a good space today. We all need encouragement on our journey. I am excited about writing about my little self imposed adventure that seems to have set in motion some momentum for change! I had been thinking about a couple of questions I think could …
Happy Wednesday TSJ Friends, Have you ever had an ah-ha or “light bulb” moment that you still remember clearly? Psychologists and spiritual leaders often call them “felt experiences.” They include and transcend intellectual reasoning. On February 2nd I had such a moment. It was a soul searing ah-ha moment. It all started when I happened …
Dear TSJ Friends, As a child did you ever receive a gift from “Santa” that you asked for but your image of it was a better model than what “Santa” could afford that year? Do you remember the conflict when you reluctantly said, “Thank you” that had a “but” lingering unspoken in the air? Or …
Hello to all TSJ Friends! Have you ever stumbled and fallen and could not get back up? This question is good to ponder for a moment and it can apply to a physical fall, a business failure, an embarrassing event, a time of wayward behavior from your own integrity or faith or simply a …
Dear TSJ Friends, I hope this finds you in a good space and healthy and you enjoy today’s stories. Each week brings its own challenges and life experiences for you, as well as us at TSJ. Muse Solomon likes to get us to review those experiences (stories) for nuggets of wit and/or wisdom to share. So …
Dear TSJ Friends, Happy Thanksgiving! In many ways fall is my favorite season of the year. Skies become intensely blue on sunny days. Shadows lengthen giving depth to the scenery. The trees are colorful in their preparation for winter. The flowers in our gardens often are at their brightest. Apple trees offer up health …
Dear TSJ friends, Last night in the night I found myself wide awake for a couple of hours. Have you ever done that? Nothing in particular was wrong, but I was suddenly thinking about all the things I have not done on my to-do list and the ways I have failed and oh my goodness …