—Pam G
photo and artistry by Hema Bharadwaj
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![]() | Try not to go against nature, when you're aiming to "be natural." |
Seeing layers is good. Depth of field applies not just to visuals, but to awareness in other areas too. Consider as many factors as you can, whether in images, patterns, ideas or words. | ![]() |
![]() | I don't like divorce. I don't want any children who can avoid that disaster in their lives to live with it for the rest of their lives (and any parent who wants to think it doesn't affect the child forevermore is practicing self-comfort at their children's expense). I would much rather, when and if it's possible, help the parents both be the kind of people who care more about their children than they do about themselves. |
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"Asking how to prevent kids from lying is sort of like asking how to get a steeple bell 50 feet into the air. The answer begins with building a foundation on the ground which hardly sounds like a way to get something into the air." —Joyce Fetteroll | ![]() |
All other things being equal, for me I decided in favor of something new and different, over something same-old, when there was a draw about which thing to do or which way to go. | ![]() |
When my family started unschooling, my partner and I felt the spirituality of it immediately...
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It's grounded, realistic, accessible enlightenment.—Janine
![]() | "Play. A lot. Wonder. A lot. Listen. Observe. Smile. A lot." —Karen James |
![]() | If you're going the wrong direction, don't keep going. |
![]() | When our oldest was five and our third was still inside me, we stuck our toes in the homeschooling waters, and asked ourselves some serious questions. We bypassed the regular serious questions. We weren't worried about socialization. We weren't worried about times tables. What my husband and I asked when our should-we-do-this eyes met was "What about marching band?"
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Things change. Even in the best of peaceful circumstances, things change. Keep your balance, find gratitude and abundance, and accept changes gracefully when you can. | ![]() |
I don't care if people disagree with me. I wouldn't want anyone to agree with me blindly, nor disagree blindly. | ![]() |
If every conscious decision is taken with the intention of getting closer to the way one wants to be, then in a "getting warm / getting cold" way, it's not nearly as distant as one might have thought. You never even have to leave your regular house, car, family. It's right where you are, only the thoughts are different. | ![]() |
If a child says "I wish I could fly," he doesn't want to hear that he can't. And he probably doesn't want his mom being so "supportive" that she suggests that he can do anything he wants to do if he wants it badly enough. He might just like to hear "Wouldn't that be cool?" or "You could see inside the neighbors' back yards," or something simple and conversational. | ![]() |
![]() | Being with our children in direct and mindful ways made us kinder, gentler and more accepting. We were more playful and full of wonder, as we saw the world through their eyes. |
![]() | Unschooling is creating and maintaining an atmosphere in which natural learning can flourish. |