Last week, during our homeschooling English class, A. and I watched this wonderful talk by Brene Brown on the Anatomy of Trust. We took our time, we paused it here and there, discussed sections, took notes, and had an incredibly rich and insightful conversation about how and if we trust ourselves, and others.
October 27, 2015 This really is the essence of it all, isn’t it? To choose Love. Over and over and over again. And when we don’t, which of course, will also happen many times, then to choose love toward ourselves and one other again. And again. It is the essence of forgiveness. The beginning of […]
June 14, 2015 Isn’t this just the loveliest photo? I can look at it for ages. It says so much. The joy expressed, the inspiration given, the aspiration, the moments that happen between what our children see and what they do. Children learn primarily through imitation. We are their models and guides. For better or […]
So much about approaching parenting as a spiritual practice involves shifts in perspective… The shift from “It’s all happening to me” to “What choices am I going to make?” The shift from being consumed by / immersed in my own perspective to considering my child’s perspective. How does the world look like, feel like from […]
A friend and colleague, recently turned 40, shared the following sentiment, “I have now reached the age when I experience regret. And it sucks.” There, he said it. Just like that. I remember the relief I felt, hearing someone speak this out loud. Not whitewashing the experience with something like, “But it’s all good!” or […]
Dearest fellow parents and caregivers, Today I’d like to tell you about something so simple, and yet that can change our days and lives as parents, moment by creative moment. Yesterday afternoon I was picking up A. from her dance class. The evening sun was soft and warm. There is a lovely bench just in […]
Dearest mothers ~ keepers of the Hearth ~ mothers of children, mothers of Life, mothering ones, Yesterday a fellow mother surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. She looked me straight in the eyes and thanked me for the mother I am. She wished me a happy Mother’s Day, and in a few words, […]
Holding ourselves to a standard of Grace, not of Perfection. This quote has become one of my favorite reminders. Every time I say it to myself, I breath more fully and deeply. My shoulders relax. Life is lighter. It’s so important to remember this when we lift the bar of what is possible as parents […]
As I became a mother and experienced the vulnerability, the cracked-openness and the simultaneous demand by Life to gradually release my daughter as she ventured out into the world in ever-increasing circles, I asked my mother, “How did you manage that? To let us go, to not worry too much, to not stifle us with […]
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