by SharonBrani | Jun 5, 2024 | Inspirational, Life Coaching
They were the tiniest little birds. Brown with speckles. Could have easily blended in with the seaweed. But I noticed them as I sat on the huge rock looking out over the vast ocean. Tiniest little birds – pecking away at something. I kept watching them. First...
by SharonBrani | Jun 7, 2023 | fear and anxiety, Inspirational, Life Coaching, Uncategorized
From as far back as I can remember I have been reserved. It was easy to let my classmates fight over who would answer our teachers’ questions. It was comfortable to stay in the shadows and let others lead. It was painless to hold back and wait. Someone always jumped...
by SharonBrani | May 31, 2023 | Inspirational, Life Coaching
We can’t move forward when we’re constantly looking backward. It’s true. Have you ever tried it? Stumbling, fumbling, walking right into things. It’s impossible to go forward. But we say we want to. We declare that we must move forward. But it’s the looking back,...
by SharonBrani | May 5, 2023 | Inspirational, Life Coaching
It was many years ago but the memory of it still brings a smile.’l My first graders wanted to celebrate my birthday and quite spontaneously I said “Let’s celebrate my one hundredth birthday.” Giggles and cheers filled the room....
by SharonBrani | Mar 2, 2023 | Inspirational, Life Coaching, Uncategorized
Remember the thrill you’d feel when as a child you knew that summer vacation was coming? I, as teacher, would write the number of days left on the board and each day as an important ritual I’d erase the old number and write with bold numerals the correct number. A...
by SharonBrani | Jan 25, 2023 | Inspirational, Life Coaching
I thought I was learning well. Or so it seemed to me. Yes, since I signed up with Duolingo to learn Russian I was pumped to learn. I zoomed through the lessons mastering a few words and often by trial and error managed to move from one level to the next. Honestly I...