by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Apr 30, 2026 | The Tools to Build Good Lives, Values
The Ice Cream Scoop of Character and Context doesn’t require us to excuse anyone’s behaviour or pretend we’re not annoyed. It just helps us portion out responsibility more accurately between person and situation.
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Apr 23, 2026 | The Tools to Build Good Lives, Uncategorised
Let’s embrace the fact that all of your happiest moments came eventually because you sailed onto the Lock of Emotional Regulation rather than daming yourself up on the Pond of Pain.
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Apr 14, 2026 | Creativity, The Tools to Build Good Lives
Some conversations make us a little brighter, a little more alive, a little more human.
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Nov 28, 2025 | The Tools to Build Good Lives, Uncategorised
When my son started kindergarten, he was electric with excitement. He spotted a friend from daycare the moment he walked in, and the two of them lit each other up like only five-year-olds can. For his mom and me, it was a beautiful moment. We loved the idea of James...
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Nov 27, 2025 | Mindfulness, Relationships, The Tools to Build Good Lives, Uncategorised
Imagine the following scenario: Your neighbour is taking out the garbage. You wave at your neighbour. He doesn’t wave back. Now because you’ve had a hard day, this doesn’t sit right. And in your imagination suddenly he becomes cold, rude, standoffish, or secretly...
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Nov 26, 2025 | Creativity, Parenting, The Tools to Build Good Lives, Uncategorised
I pick James up from school and we ease into our usual after-school drift. Backpack and trumpet thump into the back seat, he gets in the passenger seat with that end-of-day heaviness, and I point the car toward the pool. I try the standard openers. “How was your...
