Dec 31 2009
It is so interesting to me to have these two back to back days, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, that inspire in me to think in two such completely opposite ways. Today feels like a day to look back over the year that was 2009. Though I usually find it much more difficult to look backwards [...]
Dec 28 2009
Last night I attended a Holy Nights gathering with some good friends. We read and shared reflections on a Steiner lecture and generally discussed the significance of the Holy Nights. It was lovely to share this introspective time with others who are holding the Holy Nights with such consciousness.
I’ve heard it said that during the [...]
Dec 26 2009
What a lovely holiday we had! We had some interesting philosophical conversations around the dinner table, initiated by my sister, who wanted to hear everyone’s take on the story of the birth of Jesus. She’s considering what aspects of the story to bring to her children and looking for what part of it lives most [...]
Dec 22 2009
It seemed to David that he heard voices singing in the wind among the olive trees, as though the trees themselves were singing, voices that sang not to the ear but to the soul. ‘He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them.’
I am reading [...]
Nov 25 2009
I have had so many reminders lately of the importance of maintaining equanimity in my life.
All my life I have tended to live with an abundance of sympathy. I have a very easy time understanding the perspective of another person, and though this seems like it might be a wonderful skill, at times it has been difficult [...]
Nov 14 2009
For the past week or so I’ve been feeling a bit low. It just feels like there hasn’t been much life in my life lately. I think it’s partly a let-down from not being in the classroom full-time this year. There is nothing like the life and energy created by a classroom of students and their teacher exploring exciting [...]
Nov 09 2009
My little girl is eleven today. The picture above is one of my favorites, somewhere between 18 months and 2 years, in all of her big brother hand-me-down glory. Below is something a little more recent.
Looking at these two pictures I can’t tell but compare who my daughter was then and who she is now. [...]
Nov 06 2009
Day before yesterday the b-word was thrown my direction by my 14-year-old son. I was shocked. Horrified. Stunned. But most of all, hurt. Where did my parenting go wrong? Where is that sweet little boy who used to snuggle and nurse for hours on end (thank you to Amanda’s post today for reminding me of [...]
Nov 03 2009
These days I’ve been thinking a lot about how to strengthen the will. All three of my children struggle with mustering up enough will forces to accomplish tasks. I was talking to the Little Boy’s teacher about it one day and she said that even when he’s trying and is not distracted, he has a [...]
