The Poem in my Pocket: Walking in the Forest Walking in the foresta radiant feeling pounceson my mistyheart, clearingmy bad thoughts.Good memories leap,alert, brought to my mindby a cool breeze.Then they sleep.Relaxed.Magic flows through melike a child running on cool summer grass. by Tevon Dubois in A Child on The Island: The Ageless Wisdom of […]
Author Archives: ashley
Letting Be
“I thought about… how nobody is perfect. How we just have to close our eyes and breathe out and let the puzzle of the human heart be what it is.” ~ Sue Monk Kidd in The Secret Life of Bees photo by baloulumix
Some Little Tid-bits of Delight
A fabulous new find, Zooglobble – Kids music worth sharing – which led me to Tres Leches which is quite sweet (I really like Listen) and this fabulous kid hop song by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Gotta Be Me My brother called me yesterday, excited to tell me that today is a day that the […]
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
Children Keeping it Simple, Teaching Simplicity
A few inspiring comments from my teachers in simplicity, children. I was participating in Seattle’s Martin Luther King, Jr., March and Rally this year with some of the faculty, students and parents from the school I work at. During the march one of our first graders looked up at me and said, “Oh, I know […]
Keep Your Brain Entertained
An interesting npr segment on how active our brain gets when we are bored. Daydreams can suck us into an ever-interesting world of distraction. According to this article, if you want to stay engaged with the content at hand, keep your body engaged on something such as doodling. Don’t let the mental activity get the […]
Good Being is Contagious
“Good being is contagious.” ~ Brandon Leonard, Youth Mentor I met Brandon at workshop during a mentoring conference. His bright spirit andcompassionate perspective was the highlight of the workshop. This comment rocked my world! Photo by carf from a powerful story that is part of their Children At Risk Foundation. This organization is an incredible […]