Seeking: Life Balance & “June Bombs”
June 17, 2022
June Bombs are what I call the schedule changing impacts of summer vacation. They remind us to maintain balance in our lives. … More Seeking: Life Balance & “June Bombs”
Author: Todd Fulginiti
Warning: Introvert On Low Battery
June 10, 2022
Interactions with introverts can get weird, especially if their social battery is running low. But we mean no offense! … More Warning: Introvert On Low Battery
Good Times? Why You Should Rank Your Fun
June 3, 2022
Ranking our fun helps us to decide how best to spend our time.
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We Don’t Care About Dead Kids
May 27, 2022
Our lack of action to curb gun violence sends the message that we don’t care about the problem, even if it means dead kids. … More We Don’t Care About Dead Kids
38th & Chicago
May 20, 2022
This month marks the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020. In October of that year, I visited the place where it happened. Here is a re-post of what I experienced there. … More 38th & Chicago
The Happy Mistake: God Taking Care Of Us Or Dumb Luck?
May 13, 2022
Happy Mistakes. Those rare times when something goes technically wrong but turns out better than the originally anticipated outcome. Who or what is responsible for this phenomenon? … More The Happy Mistake: God Taking Care Of Us Or Dumb Luck?
Remembering The Bison & Confronting Our Hateful Past
May 6, 2022
The only reason I stopped at that particular gas station was because they had a giant, brightly painted wood sculpture of a squirrel (or maybe it was a groundhog) all dressed up in backpacking gear, out front. You could see it from the highway. My usual instinct when I need gas is to keep driving … More Remembering The Bison & Confronting Our Hateful Past
Un-Reproachable Us: Your Faults Are My Fault?
April 29, 2022
A reckless driver almost took me out, but it was my fault? Seems to be the way these days, and it’s weakening us as a society. … More Un-Reproachable Us: Your Faults Are My Fault?
Influence: Remembering Prince On His Death Day
April 21, 2022
“Come out to my car and check this out,” my cousin said. He was a few years older than me and always kept me up to speed on what the cool, older kids were into. I was in middle school, he would graduate soon. It was Christmas Day 1984. We were visiting extended family at … More Influence: Remembering Prince On His Death Day
I Got A Problem With Easter
April 15, 2022
A humorous look at our Easter “fun” and trauma-causing traditions. … More I Got A Problem With Easter
Responding To Ukraine- With Music & A Plea For Help
April 8, 2022
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what you can do to help, especially when the problems are big and out of our control. Watching the news from Ukraine these past few weeks, the question of “how do I help” keeps resurfacing, but the answers don’t come any easier. How can I respond? Last week, a … More Responding To Ukraine- With Music & A Plea For Help
Will Smith’s Oscar Slap Has Parallels To The Classroom
April 1, 2022
Everybody’s talking about Will Smith’s Oscar slap on Chris Rock. I’m not usually interested in Hollywood happenings, but this one is different. Despite everything else going on in the world right now, I can’t get The Slap off my mind. And, I think it has to do with my career in the classroom, as a … More Will Smith’s Oscar Slap Has Parallels To The Classroom
Get Started!
March 25, 2022
An Suess-style Poem to Inspire Your Best Life I’m not really into poetry- unless it’s from my poet-hero, Dr. Suess. Nobody else, in my mind, has his ability to deliver both serious messages and goofy fun with such imagination and humor, while maintaining a simplistic poetic structure. I think he’s a genius and an inspiration. … More Get Started!
What Does It Take To Kill?
March 18, 2022
Putin’s War Poses Uncomfortable Questions by Todd Fulginiti The news today shows another round of destroyed Ukrainian buildings, including a theater where civilians had been sheltering to avoid being killed by Russian shelling. It didn’t work. Other headlines cite breadlines and humanitarian help centers coming under fire as well. The death tolls are unknown. … More What Does It Take To Kill?
How Do You See People? Developing Empathy
March 11, 2022
Look around. Notice the first stranger you see. What do you think about them? What jumps to mind? What assumptions do you make? Now imagine that person as part of your family; a son or daughter, brother or sister, maybe one of your parents. Can you switch perspectives? How does doing that change your initial … More How Do You See People? Developing Empathy