The Quiet Gift of Being Asked About Your Day

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The Quiet Gift of Being Asked About Your Day

We hear a lot of questions in passing… “How are you?” “What’s up?” “Everything good?”

They roll off the tongue like greetings, not always meant to be answered. Just part of the rhythm of daily conversation, like holding the door or nodding to someone in the hallway.

But “How was your day?”…

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A Gift and An Opportunity

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A Gift and An Opportunity

Last week I told Brian he was selfish for not thinking of others / only thinking of himself.

This week he won a $30 Target gift-card and bought himself t-shirts [prep for ETES Fourth-Grade Field Trip] and a watch for me, the gift.

While that was not my intent, I kept the gift [& gave him back the $ he spent on the watch] and used this situation as a teaching moment, the opportunity.

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