Since we started homeschooling this year, we have been struggling to keep friends close by. I definitely can blame Covid for this. But if I want to have a good friend, I’ll chave to be one, correct? Well, I have been teaching my kids respect, love, kindness, empathy and now I’m teaching them how to be good friends. How awesome is seeing the progress and the reflection of what they learn in our house. #realfriendship #belikeakid #friendshipgoals https://www.instagram.com/p/CHl5mlOFyxs/?igshid=vlk6b8e31843

Dave Spencer, @themischieffactory and illustrator of The Epic Adventures of Huggie and Stick, is this week’s podcast guest—I cant wait for you to meet him on Wednesday! If this quote is anything to go by, he succeeds on a regular basis. His childlike enthusiasm and energy are contagious. What’s YOUR goal—for life, this year, this month, or just the next five minutes? I don’t just mean something you can check off your list. How and where do you want to be?⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ ⠀ posted on Instagram - https://ift.tt/2S1h4X7

Artist @lela_rohrer_stech makes beautiful things, and talks to me this week on the podcast. I love this quote—not only is it true and wise, it reminds me of how powerful it can be to channel that little kid we once were while we’re creating. That doesn’t mean we only fingerpaint or scribble, or write “See Spot run”—it means we let go of all the things that make adulting so complicated and just let the good stuff inside us flow free. ⠀ .⠀ That “good stuff” doesn’t always seem good, by “adult” standards, but if it’s our truth, and we’re expressing it, then it has value. It’s real, not a facade. In this age of Instagrammable beauty, rebellion looks like showing all of who we are, not just the perfect, pretty stuff (which I’d argue is an illusion anyway). It’s also courageous as hell. When we were kids, it was a lot easier. Need help getting past those voices of perfection and illusion in your head? Check out the link in my bio.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ posted on Instagram - http://bit.ly/2Xzfil2