Monthly Archives: November 2010
Detox Your “Shoulds”
This morning, as I was contemplating the many thoughts we have adopted from other people during the course of our lives, I recalled the words from a John Holt book when I first began the unschool journey with my daughters. … Continue reading
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Susan’s Question of the Week 11-18-10
OK – this one’s just for fun – courtesy of The Daily Onion Should We Go Back to Simpler Times?
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Holidays and Emotional Wake
I read a great question this week on Susan Scott’s Fierce blog: What kind of emotional wake are your conversations leaving? What a great question for the beginning of the holiday season. Emotional wake is the disturbance of calm waters … Continue reading
Your Own Backyard
“We human beings are strange creatures. We are forever crying for the moon, and neglect the solid earth on which we stand.† The School of Love, Alban Goodier, 1947, Westmonaterii, 1919 The Reverend Goodier, in his observation of humans, … Continue reading
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Natalie’s Question of the Week
We live in a culture where we’re not always encouraged to believe that we are good enough. “Self-improvement” is a billion dollar industry. Whether it’s personal development, weight loss, appearance, fitness, health, level of education, etc., other’s opinions of what … Continue reading
When is Discomfort the Comfortable Choice?
As I travelled into Manhattan on Thursday, I saw groups forming up for the Veteran’s Day parade and it made me wonder how many men and women went off to war by choice. I checked the statistics, and it turns … Continue reading
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Susan’s Question of the Week 11-14-10
What’s the smallest change that you could make to improve your life?
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The Serenity Prayer Expanded My Comfort Zone
All the wisdom we ever need already exists. Many philosophers, metaphysicians, spritualists, etc., believe that there are no original thoughts. Everything we think is a recycled or reframed thought that has existed since time began. This past weekend, at my … Continue reading
Inch by Inch
There’s a folk song Pete Seeger sings Inch By Inch – Pete and Arlo that talks about growing a garden inch by inch. It struck me that this is how I want to change my life. Inch by inch; project by … Continue reading
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Icy Comfort
On Monday morning, shortly after I read and resonated with this quote, “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather” … Continue reading
