My View from the Top of the World

  My life since March, 2023 has been something of a blur.  I have written many "Self Care Friday" messages in that time, but have only published a few.  For posterity's sake, I'm pasting some of them into this one post.  Enjoy, and take care of you.💖 Forgiveness, Scars, and the Separation of Church and State Some excellent kid quotables this week:  A parent requested that I speak to a first grader about how to deal with being bullied after some incidents at the Boys’ and Girls’ Club. We chatted for a minute about the situation and then I asked him, “have you told your mom and dad about all of this?” Kid: yes, bofe o’ dem. Me: And, what did they say about it?  Kid: They tode me to be mean back. But I dint. Me: No?  Kid: No. Becod I not mean. I nice.  Me: You are very nice. So, what did you do?  Kid: I forgaved them.  Talking to 4th grade about what to do to manage emotions when things go wrong. I explain that even when things seem to be ...