Sunday, August 31, 2014

Easy to miss

Something BIG happens when a person turns away from selfishness to service.

Something HUGE happens when a person can care about another person more than about himself.
SandraDodd.com/service
photo by Sandra Dodd

(Thanks to Marta Pires for saving that quote,
from a recent discussion.)
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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Your child and the world

"Bring the world to your children and your children to the world."
—Pam Sorooshian

How to Be a Good Unschooler
photo by Rippy Dusseldorp
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Friday, August 29, 2014

Random thoughts

When one of your thoughts leads to another, it's okay if you don't know why, or where it's going to end up. Fearlessly slide from one idea to another. very old wooden cabin with porch
Thinking Sticks: Playing with Ideas
photo by Sandra Dodd

Thursday, August 28, 2014

A wonderful collection

"The unschooling environment I create at home is just a wonderful collection of the best examples I have from the past and the present."
—Rippy Dusseldorp

Deschooling... "Like what?!"
photo by Sandra Dodd, at her own house
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Fully immeasurable

Our days are full and our learning is unmeasured and immeasurable. jungly trees from below with cloudy sky above
SandraDodd.com/why
photo by Sandra Dodd

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Relationships and Wholeness


"Intellectually, I got unschooling all the way from the very beginning. The part that took more time was relationships and wholeness. When I got THAT, that is when things started happening in the direction that made unschooling work great!"
—Jenny Cyphers

SandraDodd.com/gettingit
photo by Jenny Cyphers (and it's a link)
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Monday, August 25, 2014

Lively abundance

Lisa J Haugen wrote:
There are very wealthy people who have no concept of abundance. There are very poor people who feel very rich indeed.
. . .
Happiness, smiles, liveliness, peace—those are things an unschooling parent can go far on, even if their budget is tight.
—Lisa J Haugen
people playing Five Crowns, a card game
SandraDodd.com/abundance
photo by Karen James