Why Choose Optimism? Nims is an optimist. When he was a kitten I studied him as my new role model. For Nims all the world was a toy. His only question: how does it work? Nims was confident that every living creature liked him as much as he liked them. I remember seeing him in…
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Sculpting Project: What Went Well and Why: Week 1
Sculpting project: What Went Well and Why? WWWW Week 1 What went well today? #1. Pierre relocated to a new home. Pierre has been living here a few weeks. Though I don’t particularly welcome his presence I’ve tolerated it. That is, until he developed a taste for our young chickens. So I moved the young…
Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 5: Body Changes Mind: Week 1
Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 5: Body Changes Mind: Week 1 I’m 8 years old with 3 books carefully stacked on my head. OK, how many steps can I take? 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. . The stack tumbles off, I laugh and hand the books to my friend for her attempt. This game was the…
Sculpting Project 25: Risks are the Road: Week 1
Sculpting Project 25: Risks are the Road: Week 1 Marti’s eyes open wide as she watches my browning marshmallow seriously sag towards the fire. “You’re such a risk taker,” she exclaims! Evan and I laugh. Marti had just told us scary stories of her hot air balloon adventures and my sagging marshmallow just didn’t feel…
Sculpting Project 22: Leaping Over Walls: Week 4
Sculpting Project 22: Leaping Over Walls: Week 4 We have learned our ABCD’s: Adversity, Belief, Consequences, Disputing Now for Disputing tools we will learn our vowels. A- Alternatives E- Evidence I- Implications O- Open-up to change U- Usefulness The Adversity: While shopping I am unable to quickly solve a math calculation to help me choose…
Sculpting Project 22: Leaping Over Walls: Week 2
Sculpting Project 22: Leaping Over Walls: Week 2 I was born optimistic, I developed pessimistic skills and by age 11 could be labeled a pessimist. Now I still have a strong tendency towards prudence which can become pessimistic, but I am again largely optimistic. How did I get here? I see two major contributors. 1….
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