Did you play circle games as a child? In one of my favorites, everyone stands in a circle, holding hands high while singing “Go in and Out the Window”. One person begins by weaving in and out of the circle […]
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In a moment of overwhelm, did you ever blurt out: “Stop the world, I want to get off!”.
I know I have. Reflecting on the past year, in some ways, the world did stop. At least going out to stores, restaurants, and museum stopped. Except for walks in nature and work if it was essential, we stopped going out.
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Life has had interesting ups and downs over the past year. When we left behind the familiar and entered the territory of the unknown, new opportunities presented themselves. What have we learned about ourselves and the world in the process?
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Mothers and all those practicing the mothering arts want the best their children. I have experienced this to be true for myself and all those I have encountered during decades of work.
That strong desire based on love can trigger perfectionism, which is in reality, not loving but it sounds good, doesn’t it? The perfect home, perfect children, perfect body, perfect hair and perfect relationships! Really? What would I do then and how would I connect with others and our shared humanity?
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April is poetry month. It is also full of colorful flowers and the energy of play! To celebrate, I have searched for poems about play and chosen three to share. Enjoy
In the midst of the most difficult of times, often my best move is to access the power and magic of play but my first impulse is to try harder, to make something happen.
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While on the cusp of social renewal – re-entering after the pandemic – I have been thinking about how to decide what to do to be safe and to enjoy the summer.
What is my personal responsibility? As always, it is to take care of my physical and mental health. I am a conscious consumer, reading labels and considering what I take in from food to health care to media, but I cannot know everything. At some point, I need to trust and to make a leap.
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You could say that homemaking was an acquired taste for me. I have always appreciated beauty and order but I have also preferred adventures, good books and conversations to doing housework. I did not find meaning in tending my home;
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In the midst of this period of social isolation, we are still social beings. Our actions impact others; they leave an imprint. During walks in the park this cold and snowy February, I have been watching people skate, play hockey, cross country ski, pull sleds with babies snuggled inside and walk on the frozen lake. I’ve seen footprints on the snow-covered lake.
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Have you ever stopped to listen to the narrator self, the one that lives inside your head? All the while we are awake and doing our lives, there is a voice feeding us thoughts, interpreting what is going on. It is so insidious, we may not even notice. Even though, it still affects us.
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