Friends. These are our team members on a sports team or a classmate or even members of a study group. We know them but don’t tell them everything. – Desiree Panlilio Some teens create childhood friends and those close bonds stand the test of time. But in today’s fast...
A friend accepts who you are, but also helps you become who you should be. (Desiree Panlilio) – Desiree Panlilio Friendship is a word we use for a lot of people in our lives. We have a day once a year when we celebrate friendship called Friendship Day, but what is...
Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being. (Barbara Fredrickson) – Desiree Panlilio I was thinking about the ability as a parent to decide whether to offer positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement in a...
The mind is a powerful force. (David Cuschieri) – Desiree Panlilio Our brain works on the “use it or lose it” idea. How many of us could write down the quadratic formula and solve a problem just like that? The mind is just like a muscle – the more you exercise...
No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence (Jean Houston) – Desiree Panlilio If only it were that simple! Too often we allow our emotions to overpower our intelligence and our thoughts and communication. I think we can call it drama,...
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.(Victor Hugo) – Desiree Panlilio We all have our jam, our go-to tunes that we want to listen to. We have different music for different occasions. I have my go-to workout jam, and I...
