Reciprocity of Writing & Motherhood

Many women enjoy reading and writing about their experiences as a mother. I’ve always enjoyed writing poetry, research essays, and especially journaling. I always found comfort in writing my thoughts and feelings on paper. It was almost as though I was solving my own…

A Movement Begins With A Single Step

When I took my two young sons with me to the Women’s March, I wasn’t fully sure what to expect, or how to explain to them why it was important that we walk together. Personally, I wanted to show them what could happen when we showed up for what we believed in and…

3 Ways to Avoid the Comparison Trap

Multiple times each year, there is a buzz about parent-teacher conferences and the emotions that come up around them. This can be a stressful time of year for parents and children alike. It brings up questions like, “Is my child okay?” and stories about what it means…

Tracing Life

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” — Confucius

When I was a little boy, I loved to sit on my dad’s lap when he got home from work. We’d talk, watch television together or I’d sit while he read the paper after a long day.

Breaking the rules?

How many of your decisions are really your decisions?

I’ve been looking back at my life and taking inventory. I’m wondering how many of my decisions have been decisions that: others wanted me to make; or that my younger, less experienced self would make; or that I…

The Magic of New Beginnings

2016 was certainly a year of new beginnings for Shyft. And as I look back over the year, I realize that, in fact, new beginnings is exactly what Shyft stands for. Whether it is January 1 or May 1, whether it is 11:59 pm or the ball just counted down to midnight, we always, always…