Do you know of any school communities that have an active online space where parents communicate with each other online… perhaps a blog, online forum, social media network? I am trying to help a school community that is interested in having a simple social space where parents can share resources, invitations, ask questions of one […]
Category Archives: communication
What Aisle Did You Find Your Serenity In
I went for a walk with a beautiful 4 year old yesterday. She had amazing skills for approaching strangers and inviting engagement. She quickly got to where her heart wanted to be… holding a woman’s hand crossing the street, petting a dog, offering a flower. The poem below invites me to step up my efforts […]
Don’t Miss the Love-Messages Flashing From Every Eye
The world is an open greenin the middle of a garden Beings in various formssee their reflections and laugh,love-messages flashing from every eye ~Rumi photo by divyanshs
Feeling Belonging and Warmth
“Just outside of Nairobi there is an elephant orphanage where elephant calves found in the wild without a mother are brought to and raised till they are old and big enough to survive in the wild and then they are released back into the wild. NOTE the blankets tied around them. This is done with […]
Words, Inner Worlds and Longings
It is said that every gift or strength that we have is accompanied with a shadow side. Light casts shadows; attributes that serve us can also inhibit us in other ways. I like playing with words. I enjoy shaping them together in efforts to express meaning. My goal is for another to easily receive and […]
Isn’t That Interesting
A very helpful reminder for me this morning: I remembered the other day that part of Zen practice is “taking the step back.” Being very human I have negative, unskilful reactions to things that other people do and say. The unskillful way to have such a reaction is to go with it and be caught […]
The Peril of Praise
This New York Magazine article, How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise has been making its way through the email circuit. I found it to be a great article, well worth the read if you are involved in the lives of children (and adults!). Also, here is a handout that […]