Category Archives: Thinking

Find the Pony: Choose Joy

Find the Pony: Choose Joy

Happy Holidays is a common utterance during this time of year, a wish that prompted me to consider the topic of happiness. Although I don’t typically struggle with contentment, I have certainly experienced periods of dark discontent and unhappy bitterness, and I know others who endure that struggle often. I have avoided writing about this…

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Flawed to Perfection

Flawed to Perfection

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the notion of flaws and how we often perceive them with negativity. Perhaps, we need to interrogate the idea of feeling flawed. Applying critical thinking to that notion and shifting our perspectives, we might consider how mistakes are simply evidence of having taken a risk and come away…

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Ripples in a Pond

Ripples in a Pond

Growing up, I remember frequent reminders to think before speaking; therefore, cautions like “be sure brain is engaged before putting mouth in gear” resonate with me. While teaching, I frequently reminded my high school students, “Just because an idea crosses your mind doesn’t mean it has to cross your lips.” If anyone audaciously retorted, “I…

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Six-Word Stories: Versatile Comprehension Tools

Six-Word Stories: Versatile Comprehension Tools

Although the six-word memoir began as a narrative platform for telling a personal story in only six words, it serves as a versatile analysis and comprehension tool for multiple content areas. According to literary legend, the six-word story was born when someone challenged novelist Ernest Hemingway to write a story using only six words;…

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