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 …
In Others’ Words: Failure is Never a Certainty
The older I get, the more I value perseverance. I wasn’t much of an athlete growing up. The first sport I got involved in? Tang Soo Do, a form of martial arts, when I was 18 years old. Yes, I was intrigued by the discipline, but I also thought the instructor was cute. *Blush* While I took exams to advance …
In Others’ Words: Getting Educated
This quote is one of my new favorite quotes. The words of Albert Einstein made me stop and think: What did I learn in school? I learned what I was good at … and what I wasn’t good at. I loved spelling bee days — lining up against the blackboard and waiting my turn to spell words. I believe you’re …