Competition season 2020 cancelled. Dance recital gone. No Nutcracker. Forget about Christmas performances at the mall and the long-term care facilities. Even the 20 minute in-studio Christmas “show” was hurriedly put on three days early due to a governor mandate...
Say Cheese! What comes to mind when you hear “smile?” Is it a childhood memory of your grandmother trying to wrangle your family together for a picture at the family reunion? Is it the photographer trying to encourage you and your siblings to stop fighting long enough...
The ubuntu principles are part of a South African philosophy that people all over the world could use a little more of. Simply put, ubuntu is a Zulu or Xhosa word that means humanity. It’s the belief that “I” cannot be made without “we”...
We’re firm believers in the power of a smile! How comforting it is to be greeted with a smile at an interview, on your first day of a job, or even in line to get groceries. It can help us to shed all our nerves and anxiety and instead feel welcomed and...
During these stressful times, it is difficult to keep our own selves together. The scenes of violence unfolding on the news, toxic coworkers and neighbors, lockdowns, crazy conspiracy theories flying around, families fracturing… It’s enough to test the...
In our blog post about gratitude, we recommended that we help kids keep a positive perspective. Yes, it’s an old trope: “Look at the bright side!” However, this bit of wisdom has become sage precisely because it is so true. Thankfully, it appears...
