I picture my grandmother in an everyday dress sitting with her legs crossed at the ankle, leaning forward in her chair, telling a story. Clasping her hands together for emphasis, she would use the word grand – synonymous with splendid […]
Just Call me Grandma Read on...
In this moment of cultural awakening, I have been reading and watching films to learn about systemic racism. I recommend the documentary 13th which outlines the history of black racial disparity. Although I have had a sense for how racial
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I’ve been thinking about an important little word, the conjunction “and”. What would we do without this little bridge-builder that brings together pairs like life and death, inside and outside, crisis and opportunity? When we put these words together, each
Even with more free time, if we are bound to patterns of thinking, feeling, and doing, we may not experience freedom. One of the areas where many of us struggle is when our children are sick or suffering in some
A Mother’s Day Gift! Read on...
What are you learning? Covid-19 has created a unique set of circumstances for conducting experiments and learning about our physical environment, our shared humanity and ourselves. Jarred out of automatic pilot, what was once invisible has became apparent.
Experiments at Home Read on...
During the last month, we experienced a profound shift in our day to day lives for the sake of community health and safety. We went from familiar turf to the unknown, where we are learning, day to day, moment to
Parenting in a Pandemic Read on...
The way I see it, Life is the teacher and we are the students. We have a personalized curriculum called Karma with lessons to learn and opportunities to demonstrate both what we have learned and what we still need to
The Big Questions in the Pandemic Read on...
I love springtime – it carries the mood of mornings, babies and beginnings! It’s so hopeful. In the past week, I have spied pussy willows, aconite, snowdrops, green grass and yes, snowflakes as well. That’s spring; it’s a mash-up of
Finding Balance in Springtime Read on...
February 2nd marks the midway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It is a time of hope. I notice in the evenings, the days are getting longer. I sense the stirring of activity deep in the earth
I remember my first year of teaching, over thirty years ago, in a first-grade classroom. The social studies curriculum opened with a lesson on the difference between needs and wants. This is a topic I must admit, to which I
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