photo by Vlad Gurdiga
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Feel your thoughts
photo by Vlad Gurdiga
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Being that tree
It's good to give them what they need, but to try to change them by withholding or shaming doesn't work any better for a child than it does for a tree.
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photo by Ester Siroky
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Kinder, gentler ways
If a parent knows that she wants to be kinder, gentler, more positive, more nurturing, there are things that she can do—little changes she can make and decisions she can make—that lead her toward that, and "follow your heart" is not a good one.
When people say "Well, I just followed my heart," sometimes that didn't go to a really good place because they didn't have a picture of their child's feelings. Coming up with a plan to logically step, step, step-by-step away from the dark confusion of people's childhood memories, hidden ideas, frustrations, fears—stepping away from that into the light is a better thing to do. And eventually they may get so good at this 'being more positive' that it seems like they're following their heart. But it needs to be their new, improved, mindful heart.
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photo by Vlad Gurdiga
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When people say "Well, I just followed my heart," sometimes that didn't go to a really good place because they didn't have a picture of their child's feelings. Coming up with a plan to logically step, step, step-by-step away from the dark confusion of people's childhood memories, hidden ideas, frustrations, fears—stepping away from that into the light is a better thing to do. And eventually they may get so good at this 'being more positive' that it seems like they're following their heart. But it needs to be their new, improved, mindful heart.
photo by Vlad Gurdiga
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
Practical and philosophical peace
photo by Roya Dedeaux
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Happy, calm and loving
"Don't bring all the scary, negative and dark stories from the internet into your home. It will make your home and your lives scary, negative and dark. The most important thing you can do for your children's health is to provide them with a happy, calm and loving home."
—Eva Witsel
photo by Colleen Prieto
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Creating and protecting peace
Peace precedes learning.
Peace is a pre-requisite for unschooling to start working. It doesn't need to be constant peace (and won't be) but it needs to be increasing peace, and the attempt and intent to create and protect more peace.
photo by Pushpa Ramachandran
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Monday, May 11, 2020
Natural patterns
There are patterns in nature. Things are naturally organized.
In humans, it's hard to tell "natural" from culture, language, tradition, institutions. Still, people grow naturally, and have instincts, and think and feel from inside. We learn things physically, and mentally.
Humans learn.
Children learn.
photo by Cara Jones
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