by Cara Maclean | Apr 15, 2020 | Mindfulness, Parenting, purpose
Right now the world is home. Most of us, unless we are essential workers or healthcare professionals, spend our days with family, away from friends and loved ones, trying with all our might not to lose it. You’re doing a good job. Whatever your situation –...
by Cara Maclean | Nov 12, 2019 | Creativity, Mindfulness, purpose, Self Care
It’s time for all of us to embrace our unique qualities. To play and enjoy. To design life through creating. As a parent of differently wired and unique children, you are in a prime spot to encourage this creative exploration. But a shift toward creativity and...
by Cara Maclean | Aug 22, 2019 | Community, Mindfulness, Parenting, Uniqueness
My parents sent a mystery gift that arrived last night. A lamp shade gave away it’s identity, but as I pulled it out of the box, I wondered if it would be a leg lamp, a la A Christmas Story. Nope! It’s still different though! It’s made out of an airplane...
by Cara Maclean | Aug 1, 2019 | Mindfulness, Parenting, Uniqueness
In the last year, both of my boys have acquired cameras. One from a thrift store, and one for a birthday. Every once in awhile we go for a photo walk where all three of us take pictures. Invariably, my kids take tons of pictures of weeds. In their eyes,...
by Cara Maclean | Jun 20, 2019 | Mindfulness, Self Care
Have a hard time relaxing? Feel like you always have to be doing something productive? Do you get stressed thinking about how long your to-do list is… but then avoid it completely? As a recovering perfectionist, I have a clear pattern of overwhelming...