![]() | Deep breaths change everything, for a few moments. |
photo by Sandra Dodd
![]() | Deep breaths change everything, for a few moments. |
If you can't connect ponies, rainbows, unicorns, Kermit, joy and immersion, read at the link below. But I suppose you could, with a little thought, connect all those things one way or another. |
"Better" is better than perfect. Don't be competitive, with yourself or others. Aim for peace and improvement. |
Finding learning in play is like the sun coming out on a dank, dark day. | ![]() |
![]() | Sometimes the frame is as interesting as the view. |
Unschooling should be about peaceful, supportive relationships, about modelling consideration and thoughtful choicemaking, and about learning. | ![]() |
![]() | Plants and fruit, paper boxes, tins of cookies... they're not to keep for life. Enjoy and appreciate things and times and thoughts. Be grateful for sweet memories. |
Life is made of little moments. A good life is made of moments seen and appreciated. | ![]() |
Every choice you make should be made consciously, thoughtfully, for real and good reasons. | ![]() |
Many things have lots of layers. "In-depth knowledge" is about knowing more than just the surface of an idea. |
![]() | Unschooling is not as easy as some people think it is. It can be fun, and simple, and life changing, if it is done deeply and thoroughly. |
![]() | "Time passes, they grow and they change and they move on in their interests and abilities." |
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Practice being accepting of whatever cool things come along, and providing more opportunities for coolness to unfold. | ![]() |
If you've seen all the cool things on the shelves at your house, look at other people's shelves! | ![]() |
"What I like most about rivers is You can't step in the same river twice; The water's always changing, Always flowing." —Stephen Schwartz lyrics, for Pocahontas to sing |
![]() | Natural colors, accidental designs, artist-chosen combinations. However you spell it, find and name some coloured colorations that you might have missed otherwise. |
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![]() | Conditions change for many reasons. Comfort levels vary. Even one small improvement can positively affect a moment, a mood, a person, a family. |
Clarity and focus make things easier. Muddly confusion make things harder. | ![]() |
With kids in the house, wanting mom's positive attention, the creation and preservation of joy provides a better environment for the whole family. |
The mom is in the middle. She's the pivot point, the center, the way in which all these people are related. | ![]() |
Truth can still be worthless, and a worthless statement might still be true. Cosmic. So profound I need a nap. |
Sometimes, look without narrating. Think without voicing. Too much commentary can make words less valuable. See shadows and sunshine and shapes and children without always saying so. | ![]() |
It's not about "success," it's about progress, and living in the moment as well as possible. | ![]() |