Feb 19, 2023 “When I think of the wisest people I know, they share one defining trait: curiosity. They turn away from the minutiae of their lives—and focus on the world around them. They are motivated by a desire to explore the unfamiliar. They are drawn toward what they don’t understand. They enjoy surprise.” -Dani Shapiro There is a great scene in The Catcher in the Rye when Holden asks the cab driver as they drive through Central Park: “Where do the ducks go in winter?” T

March: that in-between month. We are inching away from winter but not quite yet into spring. It certainly doesn’t feel warm enough to head to the beach, but if you bundle up, you can still take a hike or a walk around the neighborhood to see what’s going on out there. Once the snow has melted, the mud season begins, and this is the perfect time to encourage children to go outside. Yes, let them go out there and get dirty. If your children are prone to saying things like, “but