Quotes Worth Remembering from a Commencement Conversation for the Class of 2020

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, challenges, change, choices, confidence, courage, dreams, expectations, failure, goals, Life, lifequotes, opportunities, perseverance, perspective, Quotes, success 8 Comments

@bethvogt I attended a graduation ceremony on Monday. It was a virtual ceremony, hosted by actor John Krasinski, via his Some Good News (SGN) YouTube channel. One of the fun things about the ceremony? People were graduating from kindergarten right on up through college, all across the globe. I also loved how, while John highlighted several valedictorians, he opted out …

Who Do You Think You Are?

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Learning to Value Ourselves More by @bethvogt   I didn’t participate in school sports. Oh, sure, I played the required PE activities where you wait to get picked for a team, hoping you’re not last. And I remember the games of kickball and dodgeball during recess in elementary school – back when schools allowed kids to play dodgeball. Kicking a …

Who’s to Blame for Bullying?

Beth Vogtbullying, challenges, change, choices, family, forgiveness, freedom, hope, In Others' Words, Life, perspective, Quotes, Relationships, suffering 6 Comments

Reality, Forgiveness, and an Apology by @bethvogt Bullying is a hot topic these days. It gets talked about in schools and covered in the media. Experts discuss both cause and prevention – admitting that solutions to bullying are not simple.  About 1 in 3 U.S. students experience bullying. Yeah, that statistic bothers me … but I grieved when my daughter …