Gillian Pieper

It’s time for the 2014 VEHI Summer Challenge on Facebook! Why Facebook you ask?  Well, it’s simple and easy for us to track (plus no development costs), millions of people clearly love the social platform, and it’s a great community in which everyone can easily share their healthy experiences.  Sharing is a key element of […]

The Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge is over and we had an amazing time. There’s still time to get your entries in but the diligent people who posted throughout deserve some applause and we have to share some of the highlights.   Take a look at the joy and wisdom of your Vermont school employees  as they […]

We’re in week 9 of a Summer-to-Fall challenge.  It’s Laugh-Out-Loud week and it’s also Back-to-School week.  [goodness look at all those hyphens!] The idea of the challenge was to help school employees enjoy a healthy summer with friends and family and then transition back to school with their own powerful stress management tools in their […]

Let me ask you…  Why the heck not?  Because one day you might Have to. Yesterday we heard the Assistant U.S. Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Deb Delisle, speak at the annual Vermont Principal’s Association Leadership Summit.  She asked us to look at “learning” in exciting new ways.  We’ve been asked this a lot over the […]

“Would you like to try our raw, gluten-free, vegan, no sugar added, no GMO granola?”  I was asked this Summer at the Rosseau, Ontario farmers market. Followed up with, “Gosh you’re probably wondering if there is anything in it other than air!” Let’s help vendors at farmers markets become better sales people on behalf of […]

“It’s official, my name is now ‘Summer.’” That’s what one teacher-friend says as soon as classroom instruction ends each year.  She still has some outings and in-service trainings but by and large her year is winding down.  It’s great to celebrate early and often! We who work year-round sometimes get that knee-jerk twinge of jealousy […]

“The average person is ill equipped to be idle.”  (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.  Finding Flow.  Basic Books, 1997) When great people talk about the beauty of joy and happiness, and when they pontificate about what motivates us toward the good life, the word “Flow” inevitably crops up in the conversation. Author, philosopher and researcher Csikszentmihalyi (cheek-sent-me-hi-elle) stakes […]

From Shevonne’s Desk: Live your life as a series of sprints, rather than as a marathon.  Seek stress, rather than avoid it.  See down time as productive rather than wasted time. Focus on managing energy rather than managing time.  Wow!  When I stumbled upon these statements in the book The Power of Full Engagement a […]

Hello VEHI PATH BLOG friends!  We’re excited to announce we’re back to posting.  Starting today we’ll be posting at least once a week on Wednesdays. Who are we?  What are we? We’re still PATH, VEHI PATH, serving Vermont school employees for over 22 years.  Our mission is to help you live your best life in […]