A Lesson in Grit
1 July 2019
Rachel read Flying High by Julian Edelman with Assaf Swissa and illustrated by David Leonard. Wrapped in this fictionalized tale of a favorite wide receiver is a powerful message about practice and perseverance.
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Appreciating Differences
1 August 2019
Rachel read Mister Horizontal & Miss Vertical by Noémie Révah with illustrations by Olimpia Zagnoli and appreciated the magic of differences colliding to create something new. (She also imagined reading this lovely lesson in its original French, and was grateful for the English translation.)
Life Lessons from a Badger
1 September 2019
Rachel read Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban with pictures by Lillian Hoban and remembered bedtime stories, back-to-school traditions, and the life lessons of a favorite badger.
Shortcuts Encouraged
1 October 2019
Rachel recalled childhood retellings of The Three Little Pigs and was glad to remember that shortcuts sometimes lead to delightful memories of their own.
Silent Words
1 November 2019
Rachel returned to The Story of Bip, written and illustrated by Marcel Marceau, and found herself as delighted by the words of the famous mime as she was when she first read them as a girl. It's truly a wonder how much we can say, even when there are no words.
Read. Please.
1 December 2019
Rachel savored A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader, edited by Maria Popova and Claudia Bedrick, and considered what she might write in her own love letter to books.
A Study in Contrasts
1 January 2020
Rachel added to her cookbook collection, appreciating the chefs and authors who inspire, teach, and challenge her. How will you be nourished in 2020?
How to Live a Love Letter
1 February 2020
Rachel re-watched Sonic Highways and was reminded of things the Foo Fighters taught her about music, storytelling, passion, and finding your way.
Conversations That Count (Whatever Your Format)
8 June 2021
Rachel and Allison prepared to talk with their Charlottesville SHRM colleagues about making every meeting – virtual, hybrid, or in-person – the best it can be. Fortunately for all of us, many of the same best practices still apply.
Take a Breath
1 February 2022
Rachel greeted a new month with mixed feelings and turned to the advice of Christopher Willard and Wendy O'Leary in Breathing Makes It Better: A Book for Sad Days, Mad Days, Glad Days, and All the Feelings In-Between. And then, she paused to take a breath.
An Antidote to Burnout
13 September 2022
Rachel read Laura Vanderkam's opinion piece, "There's a Better Way to Reclaim Your Time than 'Quiet Quitting'," and was buoyed by a counter-intuitive observation about restoring energy.
Joy and Delight
20 December 2022
Rachel read the Pipsticks Sticker Manifesto and reveled in her collection as she appreciated the big and small things that brought her joy and delight in 2022.
Choosing a Well-Lived Life
3 January 2023
Rachel read the obituary for George Edward Linney Jr., MD, and reflected on a lesson learned from this well-lived life.
Happy by Design
12 September 2023
Rachel admired her new-ish tattoo and her vase of LEGO flowers and considered some of the ways she’s found to make the bright spots in her days a little more durable.
Better Experiments for Better Learning
30 January 2024
Rachel read a hot-off-the-presses The Experimentation Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide by Jeanne Liedtka, Elizabeth Chen, Natalie Foley, and David Kester and considered how better experimentation might lead to better learning.
More Good Words
21 May 2024
Rachel read The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig and savored all sorts of new ways to describe many universal yet difficult-to-describe sensations.
Seeing the Invisible Things
10 September 2024
Rachel practiced using Invisible Things by Andy J. Pizza and Sophie Miller as a tool for surfacing the unsaid, exploring the unknown, and having some fun.
