April 2008 - Posts

Heroes: They’re Not Just For Mythology Anymore
30 April 08 11:27 AM | Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 2 Comments   
“You are the hero who doesn’t get it right,” wrote the boy. “You are the hero who forgets things and shows up late.” I loved it. There is something marvelous about embracing a flawed hero. It gives us permission to believe that we too might be courageous Read More...
Clearing the Air: Why We Complain and How it Can Harm Us
15 April 08 08:10 AM | Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 2 Comments   
Liz came to class wearing a blue rubber bracelet on her right wrist. “It’s to keep me from complaining,” she explained. One of her children had sent it to her. “Every time I complain, I have to switch wrists. The goal is to go twenty-one days without Read More...
When It Rains, It Hails: Finding Train Wrecks in our Lives
02 April 08 06:35 PM | Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 1 Comments   
Thunder? At first, it sounded as if a giant wheelbarrow had grumbled across the mesa top. Whatever it was, the noise was unusual and loud enough to rouse both my husband and I from half-slumber at 6:30 a.m. "Rockslide," I mumbled, remembering the 4-foot Read More...