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I love the pattern on that wall, in Spain. I've never seen it, only this photo, but it flows, like art, like dance, like a fluttery ribb...

There are different ways of seeing, and different things to see, even in the same scene, or object. Look more closely photo by Ester...

If everything is unfamiliar, it's hard to think about what it is at all. If everything is too familiar, it can escape notice and consci...

Once upon a time, someone complained about me in a discussion: "I am quite sure you have nothing better to do." What would be be...

If by "change the world" a person means "make the world better," then step #1 must be to decide right then not to...

Even in the long term, unschooling is not about the completion of a project at all. It’s about becoming the sort of people who see a...

"One of the wonderful things about unschooling is that we come to understand that children are learning all the time. Knowing that...

Caren Knox wrote: I don't even think about learning any more. It's not something I can quantify, or say how it's happeni...

   Life. People can live lives, even little kids live lives, without preparation, learning on the job, as they go. They can learn while doin...

"I wish I had known about unschooling from the start, and never done anything else. "The net effect is (with unschooling), ...

Until a person stops doing the things that keep unschooling from working, unschooling can't begin to work. It seems simple to me. If y...

We are here now. We have been other places in the past. We will be in surprising places in the future. SandraDodd.com/abundance photo ...

Peace, like learning, is largely internal. Mother Teresa could have found a more peaceful place than Calcutta, but she was helping pe...

New things are added to old things. Antiques are repaired. New children meet old people. Forgotten toys are re-discovered. Change is p...

Joyce Fetteroll wrote: A computer, a hand held game, an iPod are doors that lead to a vast world of experiences. Just as your front doo...

Sometimes a litle door might be literal, or sometimes figurative, but little doors can lead to many wonderful things! All the doors you'...

Where I didn't expect to see it, there was a small, quiet, mysterious depth. A beautiful plant was growing from it. It reminded me ...

Some parents express their learning as "struggle" or "challenge," but those words are antagonistic. Try to relax, and tr...

Jeanette: This life is deceptively difficult, and yet so simple! Sandra: It’s trickier than it looks, and once the tricks are learned, i...

"I learn every day how to have a better partnership with my children and spouse, how to connect, inspire, trust and help. And now that...