Caught in the Act of Becoming

A dear friend whose children were a bit older than mine and who was also a principal of a school and so cared for many children, once said: “catch them in the act of doing something good”.

Empty praise, is just that. Empty. And kids know it. But being seen, really being seen as capable, hard-working, talented… that is special and that can change everything.

Stay with me here. I’ll get to the bit about solo travel.

What we were caught in the act doing as children stays with us as adults. Whether...