by Cara Maclean | Jan 15, 2021 | Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Care, Uniqueness
You’re too intense. Too serious. Too quiet. Too loud. Too opinionated. Too… Chances are you’ve had someone tell you that you’re “too” something. Perhaps it’s something from childhood that sticks around in your psyche, or maybe someone pointed it out...
by Cara Maclean | Oct 15, 2020 | Creativity, purpose, Self Care, Uniqueness
Each night as I snuggle into bed, mold the pillow into shape, and close my eyes, a reckoning occurs. I know immediately if I’ll be able to go to sleep quickly. Most nights the answer is no. My brain sees bedtime as space to create, think, and develop ideas....
by Cara Maclean | Sep 16, 2020 | Parenting, Uniqueness
Our culture loves certainty. We love being right. We idolize right answers, and demonize those who can’t give clear, definitive right answers. Too wishy-washy. Too waffly. When I was a student, I strived for right answers. Right answers meant success. The world...
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 8, 2019 | Parenting, Uniqueness
I’m not against team sports, but our experience was excrutiatingly stressful for all involved: us, the coaches, and the kids. When the boys were young, we tried a few different team sports like soccer and hockey. It wasn’t great. Our oldest is not, or at least...
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,...
