When I joined @tax one of the first things I was asked was if I would keep my must-follow #Twitter list. I wanted to keep it going, but make it different. So, it's shorter, and I’ve added #LinkedIn. No one appears on both lists. #socialmedia #tax #taxpros news.bloombergtax.com/tax-in…

Q4 planning, so important. Next week I start meeting with 100 clients, we review: YTD business income and wages Estimated tax payments Retirement contributions PTET and QBID calcs Now is the time to close the year on a strong tax note.

We had our 3rd Christmas decor Garage Sale today at my Dad' s house. Previously unknown neighbors, Mother/Daughter stopped by. Found out that daughters husband is a CPA and that their 13 year old says: "There are 5 seasons at their house - #Tax, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter."

I know there are several in the #tax and #accounting community who can relate to this, but don't remember every ones name that has made comments recently, I am using hashtags instead. #parenting

Modern families come in many forms, and your estate plan should reflect yours. Careful planning can help ensure adopted children, stepchildren, and other loved ones are provided for according to your intentions. #Tax #Taxes #Finance sprou.tt/17YdoSiJf93

Self-care tips from @Disney/@Pixar characters. #SEL #selfcare #kidsdeserveit

#Selfcare is not selfish. Meeting your own needs in mind, body and spirit enables you to be a stronger, more effective, and more compassionate caregiver. (image via @teachergoals) #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #caregiving

Great visual from NICABM on the effects of #trauma on our ability to #regulate our #emotions. #selfreg #stress #tolerance #SEL

HOW TRAUMA CAN AFFECT GENERATIONS? Trauma doesn’t always end with the person who experienced it. Sometimes, it continues through the patterns they unknowingly pass down. A parent who was never allowed to express emotions may raise a child who struggles to understand their own feelings. A person who grew up in survival mode may mistake control for safety, silence for peace, and emotional distance for strength. A family that never learned how to communicate may pass down generations of unspoken pain, unresolved conflict, and love that is felt but rarely expressed. Children don’t just inherit family traditions. They can also inherit fears, coping mechanisms, attachment patterns, and beliefs about what love is supposed to feel like. What one generation doesn’t heal, the next may learn to normalize. But this is where the cycle can change. The moment someone begins to question the patterns they grew up with, they create an opportunity for something different. Healing means learning to communicate where there was silence. Choosing understanding where there was judgment. Establishing boundaries where there was dysfunction. Giving children the emotional safety we may never have experienced ourselves. It means recognizing that our parents may have been wounded people doing the best they could with what they knew, without denying the pain their actions caused. We can have compassion for their wounds without continuing their patterns. And we can honor our ancestors without repeating everything they survived. You are not responsible for the wounds that came before you, but you can take responsibility for what you choose to carry forward. Let the pain teach you, not define you. Let the cycle end with awareness, not resentment. Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do for generations you will never meet is to begin healing the parts of yourself that were never given the chance to heal. Because healing is not just personal work. It can become a different inheritance. What if you are the generation that finally learns a new way to love, communicate, and live?