![]() | You can only start where you are. |
photo by Abby Davis
![]() | You can only start where you are. |
![]() | Don't settle. Climb. |
![]() | Explore. Go for a walk. From special days in exotic locations to normal days in the same old place, there will be things to see and thoughts to share. |
Learn what you're going to learn today, and leave tomorrow fallow. | ![]() |
![]() | I have heard of, read about and communicated with people who referred to themselves as part-time unschoolers, relaxed homeschoolers, eclectic homeschoolers, academic unschoolers and other terms. |
![]() | Art, culture and ideas can swirl in your life if you let them. Be open to seeing, appreciating and connecting. |
"What helped me relax was focusing on our relationship with each other and fostering GENUINE interest in each others' interests." —Tina Bragdon | ![]() |
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not a quote from, but goes well with SandraDodd.com/joy
photo by Sandra Dodd
![]() | Be curious. Be open-minded! Beyond this, or behind that, are other things. Peek. A joyful attitude is your best tool. |
![]() | Sensational Sensation Senses Color, texture, scent. Sound. Taste. Let your days be sensational. |
It's good to be grateful for all the things we have. Sometimes it can help to be grateful to have less, fewer, not as much, as might cause us difficulty. Be grateful for having just enough. | ![]() |
![]() | People learn by playing, thinking and amazing themselves. They learn while they're laughing at something surprising, and they learn while they're wondering "What the heck is this!?" |
Gradually, without fanfare, be more positive and more supportive of her desires and requests. | ![]() |
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When I was a kid, if my mom had done one nicer thing a day, that would have been thousands of nicer things in my childhood. | ![]() |
Sometimes I want to whine. Sometimes I do. It never helps. When making a conscious decision about how to respond or how to react, it will be rare that whining will be the best choice. | ![]() |
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"Something has clicked, or melted away, actually, in the past year and I just wanted to thank you. Thank you for saving my relationship with my children. I feel happiness and lightness where there was once dread." (a mom, recently) | ![]() |