July 4, 2019 A year ago, our Living Arts Weekly blog post expressed LifeWays North America’s sorrow about the reports, photos and audio recordings that had been just released of the children separated from their parents at our border. As an organization that works on behalf of children, we were hopeful when our leaders said […]
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June 30, 2019 In summer, the song sings itself. -William Carlos Williams Summer is short! July is already upon us; can you believe it? Sometimes it can feel like summer is a runaway train, and we are simply hanging on for the ride. Take a moment today to jot down your intentions for the
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June 23, 2019 The sun with loving light Makes bright for me each day The soul with spirit power Gives strength unto my limbs In sunlight shining clear I do revere The strength of humankind Which has so graciously been planted in my soul That I with all my might May love to work and
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June 16, 2019 When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. ― Mark Twain Happy Father’s Day! It’s funny the
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June 9, 2019 The honey bee that fetch the nectar From the flowers to the comb Never tire of ever buzzing to and fro Because they take a little nip From ev’ry flower that they sip And hence (And hence), They find (They find) Their task is not a grind. – Mary Poppins Let’s
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June 2, 2019 Every time I heard or read that quote, I felt like a failure. I totally got it. I just couldn’t seem to make space in my life that was full to the brim with children, spouse, home life and work life to sit for twenty minutes every day to meditate without giving
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May 26, 2019 My self is threatening to fly forth, Lured strongly by the world’s enticing light. Come forth, prophetic feeling, Take up with strength your rightful task: Replace in me the power of thought which in the senses’ glory would gladly lose itself. – Rudolf Steiner Today, we have a wonderful guest post from
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May 19, 2019 I have often called attention to the fact that walking through the streets in the Middle Ages was a different experience from nowadays. Right and left, there were house facades that were built out of what the soul felt and thought. Every key, every lock, carried the imprint of the person who
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May 12, 2019 Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed. – Linda Wooten Happy Mother’s Day to all! Kerry Ingram, LifeWays board member and founder of Mothering Arts, posed a question last year that I have been thinking about a lot lately.
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Dear LifeWays Friends, A recent study from the University of Virginia compared kindergarten teachers’ expectations for their students in 1998 to today. The differences were striking. In 1998, 31% of teachers thought that kindergarten students should be able to read by the end of the year. By 2014, that figure was 80%. Overall, the researchers
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