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June 21, 2020 If there is any immortality to be had among us human beings, it is certainly only in the love that we leave behind. Fathers like mine don’t ever die. -Leo Buscaglia A Blessing for a Father By John O’Donohue The longer we live The more your presence We …
June 7, 2020 A morning when you become a pure vessel For what wants to ascend from silence – John O’Donohue Dear Friends, Earlier this week we released a video urging each of us to find our call to action to support our brothers and sisters who are continuously being oppressed, suppressed, and denied access …
June 4, 2020 At the heart of each destiny is hidden a unique life calling. What is it you are called to do?
May 31, 2020 May your new work excite your heart, Kindle in your mind a creativity To journey beyond the old limits Of all that has become wearisome. May this work challenge you toward New frontiers that will emerge As you begin to approach them, Calling forth from you the full force And depth …
May 24, 2020 In out of the way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think to wander, This beginning has been quietly forming, Waiting until you were ready to emerge. Recently we shared a posting from our dear colleague Acacia, a Lead Teacher in Residence at the Rose Rock School in Oklahoma. …
May 17, 2020 Seek real, practical, material life, but seek in such a way that the spirit which dwells within is not deadened for you. -Rudolf Steiner Hello Everybody, Have you ever looked back on an episode or chapter of your life and thought, “I sure would love to have a do-over on that one”? …
May 3, 2020 Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home. Years ago I was mentoring a lovely mother who was enrolled in one of our LifeWays training programs, not as a professional caregiver or teacher, but as a mother interested in learning more about child development. Brilliant, educated and a social …
March 22, 2020 Patience and fortitude conquer all things. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Those of you who practice a Christian faith tradition probably recognize this painting depicting the story in which Jesus and his disciples go out in a boat and there is a severe storm. Jesus remains calm, even takes a nap, while the …
March 8, 2020 “Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” –Dr. Albert Szent- Györgyi “Education innovation” – whenever I hear these words, I cringe. Not because I’m against innovation – quite the contrary! Real innovation in education engages the learner in potent and powerful ways to learn creatively, think …
August 11, 2019 Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are. – Harold S. Kushner As I mentioned in last week’s blog post, Rahima and I are in Xi’an, China teaching in LifeWays’ first Birth to Three course. I have learned so many …