This is a particularly “transitional” spring, with many of my students preparing to graduate from college, while one of my daughters graduated in December and another is months from wrapping up high school. Amidst this climate, I was asked by a student (well, technically, by his mom on his behalf) for advice relating to this…

Thoughts (and feelings) on today’s adoption . . .

Slow and steady. The tortoise has got it goin’ on. And even if the hare has a good day, it’s probably due to having taken “turtle steps” along the way to develop that ability.

Every year around this time, I have students on the verge of big decisions. Some of them are undergrads considering grad school and, perhaps even more potently, some of them are teenagers considering music school, which entails the dual debate of whether to pursue a career in music AND how best to do so. The…