In order to learn about how your child is surviving outside your home, you MUST TALK to the teacher.

Your child’s interaction with you won’t give you all the information you need.

The teacher spends much more time with your child than you do.

The teacher can give you a perspective that you do not have.

The teacher observes how your child interacts with peers.

The teacher can assess how confident your child is.

Don’t try to parent without learning how your child is coping with the classroom!

If not today, when?

Hertz, which has made a big push into electric vehicles in recent years, has decided it’s time to cut back.

The company will sell off a third of its electric fleet, totaling roughly 20,000 vehicles, and use the money they bring to purchase more gasoline powered vehicles.

Electric vehicles have been hurting Hertz’s financials.

Despite costing less to maintain, they have higher damage-repair costs and, also, higher depreciation.

“Collision and damage repairs on an EV can often run about twice that associated with a comparable combustion engine vehicle.” (CNN)

(Photo from the Seattle Times of Washington Football Players after the championship game)

I had to use this photo to demonstrate what a team looks like even in defeat.

You’ll notice all of them are crying with an arm around their teammate.

Like Michigan, the Washington football team entered the game with a 14-0 record.

These young men began the championship game having only known VICTORY!

They ended the game tasting DEFEAT for the first time!

What a bitter taste it is.

I admire these young men who cling to one another for consolation.

That’s what a REAL TEAM does!

They stick together even in the agony of defeat!

Each person offers something the other lacks.

This makes the relationship feel more complete.

This hot-meets-cold dynamic can add excitement and balance to the relationship.

Hopefully, “one is the words, the other is the tune.”  (Neil Diamond)

As good as this all sounds, opposites come at issues that arise with a different perspective.

“And therein lies the rub.”

Simple advice: When you differ with your mate, BE NICE!

If not today, when? 

Do you have one or more unfulfilled dreams?

Are you committed to making your dreams happen?

Is this the year?

What is holding you back?

Is it inadequate money or health or time or age or fear?

If FEAR is the reason, you’ll celebrate the rest of your life THAT YOU DID IT ANYWAY!

If not today, when?!

Many of us try to avoid getting one because:

 ”I’m too busy.”

 ”I don’t want to know if there is something wrong with me.”

 ”I feel fine.”

Resons to get an annual physical:

It could SAVE YOUR LIFE!

You could feel fine and still have a medical condition that must be treated.

An annual physical may indicate some life changes that you should consider.

If not today, when?

The labor market’s continued strength helped fuel consumer spending and economic growth during the past 12 months.

The job market has indeed cooled down but did not derail despite 11 Fed hikes that brought the benchmark interest rate 5 percentage points higher in under two years’ time.

“We’ve lived through something quite unprecedented:

A large INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES.

A SHARP DROP IN INFLATION

WITHOUT MEANINGFUL INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT.

“It’s NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.”  (Ziprecruiter)

Let’s hope 2024 is just as good!

It’s a simple solution for a common problem.

Statistics tell us that 50% of American adults suffer from too much stress.

That’s a society that is living their lives on the edge.

Concentrating on your blessings instead of your worries is a healthy way to live.

I can’t think of a better habit than focusing on your blessings, especially at bedtime.

Try it. You’ll like it!

If not today, when?

If you’re not as healthy as you’d like to be, there may be one thing you can do.

Let me suggest some ideas from which you could pick one:

PHYSICAL EXAM- Don’t begin a radical change w/o a physical exam by a qualified physician.

FOOD-This is often the culprit. Too much. Or the wrong food.                                                                      You know which ones deteriorate your health.

ALCOHOL- Too much. Wrong friends? Wrong habit?

EXERCISE- You have heard this all you life. You don’t need to become a track star.                                            Regular walking works.

PARTNER- It’s difficult to do any of these things alone.                                                                                     Choose a friend who also wants to become healthier.

Remember to choose ONE of the above!

If not today, one!