Two nights ago I had a dream that was so vivid I was able to record it the following morning. In the dream I was in a swimming pool talking to an unknown woman standing on the side of the pool about her two children. I gave her advice about her eldest child and she… Continue reading saving the baby
I almost wrote a post last week about my lifelong struggle to feel like I fit in, to seem normal. Something on the inside stopped me, and I am learning to listen to that inner voice. I will give a bit of context by saying that I live in an area where I am an… Continue reading the lie about the lines or realizing i do belong
...silence is the key. I don't always find that key, but when I do, I simply enter. ~Br. David Steindl-Rast I find myself needing to go back to the beginning so often. I know enough about myself to be fully aware that when I try to take on too many things they all fall apart… Continue reading little stitches in silence
I have spent my adult life in the company of children: as a mother, as a teacher, and as a researcher in the science of play. I don't think I would have defined what I was doing during my career as play, but as I look back at the most joyful moments of my teaching… Continue reading permission to play
I am reposting this although it was a fairly recent post. I need this reminder and it might be helpful to someone else as well. Most of us, even if we didn't grow up in the Christian tradition, are familiar with the story of the good Samaritan. It is a powerful story on so many… Continue reading On the side of the road
Yesterday was a difficult one. Two friends entering hospital in addition to my own struggles with impatience in parenting of my eight year old had me feeling sad and discouraged for a bit. But the good news is that I am learning to be more gentle with myself. Before I got too far down the… Continue reading let the light hold it
Listening to Cal Newport's Deep Work on audible this week combined with the writing inspired by #bloginstead has confirmed something that has been forming for a good while. This something is the reason I started this blog and the MO behind much of the ethos in the way I think and live. If I had… Continue reading Follow the spiral
