Stress is Good for You When the Equation is Balanced

Stress is Good for You When the Equation is Balanced

Let’s get geeky about stress, distilled from a lecture at University or Arizona: Picture an aircraft carrier in Top Gun and Maverick flying the plane to land talking with the Landing Signal Officer on the carrier. Would you be surprised if I told you that out of all...
The Comparison Trap and a Duckling

The Comparison Trap and a Duckling

When I was reading child rearing books while carrying my first child over a decade ago I remember finding this advice over and over again in different sections. ***Don’t compare your baby to others!**** As my children multiplied and grew I didn’t have as...
Taking Control, But Only Slightly

Taking Control, But Only Slightly

Lesson from the FAA. Did you know that there are rules about when pilots are not allowed to use auto pilot while flying an airplane? Being married to an aerospace engineer has its advantages. Our conversations often turn to airplanes and math concepts. The latest...
Lessons From the Storm

Lessons From the Storm

As part of human experience we all walk thru life storms. My major storms took on the form of loss of my mom to breast cancer early in life, my first born daughters autism diagnosis, having breast cancer and completing treatment myself. Pain being part of life is not...