 | When there are options, feeling sleepy and choosing to go to bed can be warm, wonderful feelings. How sweet, to have a clean bed waiting, and to want to get into it. On one small bit of gratitude, one can step up and see another one, and another. |
"It's human nature to justify and explain why loving parents did what they did to us. It's also human nature to try to do better for our children than our parents did for us. So those two things together create a tension (like cables on a bridge, holding it in place) that keeps the world from changing so quickly that it's unrecognizeable, but keeps it improving." | I think it should be “Woke up, got dressed, ate, played, ate, played, etc.”... If this seems wrong, try this experiment: Keep your child from learning anything for a few days. Make sure that from the first waking moment there is nothing learned, no new material, no original thoughts to ponder, etc. The only problem is that you would have to keep the children from playing, talking, reading, cleaning or repairing anything, etc. |
 | "I don't remember when I first read Sandra's writings but I do remember what I felt when I first read them. Hopeful, inspired, hungry.... "She has this big idea that the lives of children can be joyous and hopeful and that's a remarkable thing." |
say, "Is it in neutral or not?" If they say, "No, it's in first gear, push harder," what are you going to say? You stop pushing and say "You have to put it in neutral first." | Let your thoughts wander far and near. Let connections flow. |
