No More Grumpy, Please!

I heard him whimpering as he turned the corner. His small four-year-old hand reached up to hold the hand of his caretaker, a 20-something-year-old who was taking two small children to the museum for the day. He whimpered again several times and then choked out these words: "I'm grumpy and mean...and I don't wanna be grumpy and mean!" I thought, I hear you kid. I swear I had said the same...

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Change

I love a new year. I love the idea that things will be different from one year to the next. They always are in some way. Sometimes in big ways and sometimes in small ways. Dark nights turn into brilliantly lit mornings and long days settle into deep and vibrant sunsets. Caterpillars become butterflies and old leaves fall and new buds grow. Perhaps the most exciting change is what happens inside...

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