Jan observed that she didn’t think such nice young people were still around these days.
GRITS Vol. 2: Resilience
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. — Marcus Aurelius
The Curative Power of Nature
Some days this quarantine can feel suffocating. Once upon a time we all wished for a staycation, and now that it is upon us it feels more like a sentence. But don’t let it get you down! In fact, this is an opportunity to seek happiness, find joy in the simple things, like nature, and cultivate gratitude for a healthy …
Gratitude: GRITS Vol. 1
What if I told you there was a way to improve your health and happiness, in less than five minutes a day, for free, without getting out of bed? Would you believe me? I know it must sound like I’m marketing some snake-oil “miracle fat-burning dietary supplement”, or trying to get you to join my Ponzi scheme, but this is …
Why GRITS Are Good!
A decade ago, when I first started drafting a personal values statement, I was living on a friend’s couch in San Antonio. Applying for work by day and staring at the ceiling, anxiously awaiting sleep, by night. After spending the better part of two years of being underpaid, underfed, and on the brink of homelessness, despair was sinking in. I …
What we *don’t* tell kids about summer camp
Let’s start with what we DO tell kids about camp: It’s fun! You get to ride horses, shoot arrows, swim in the river! You live with other kids your age—like a giant sleepover. It’s a world especially for kids (even the grown-ups are more like cool babysitters than like parents). You get to do lots of things you don’t get …