November 19, 2023 “I have found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk, that keeps the darkness at bay.“ ~ Gandalf the Grey, in The Hobbit With blessings to you all this Thanksgiving week, we share a warm message from our friend Pamela Perkins: Where I live, the golden light of Autumn […]
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October 8, 2023 Young children view the world with eyes full of wonder. Our grandchildren experienced a phase in language development when “wow” was high on a short list of spoken words. As we age and develop, we may start to see the world with eyes that judge and analyze. Wonder can fall away as
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August 13, 2023 I spent last night with my very dear friend and colleague, our Board President Shanah Ahmadi, as we wrapped up a week of the Fundamentals course in Oklahoma. We spent five delightful days with a beautiful group of women (more on this later, perhaps!), and now we must both direct our immediate
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July 9, 2023 For this week’s article on Nurturing Care, I offer some simple recipes for summertime self-care after days in the sun. I am not one to shy away from the outdoors in the midsummer heat. I don’t particularly love the high temperatures and humidity of Kansas City summers, but being outdoors is so
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July 2, 2023 Today’s Living Arts Weekly is a delightful article from author Judith Frizlen. Judith is also the instructor for our on-demand online course, Creating Home Away from Home. You can read more from Judith and discover her books at her website here. I picture my grandmother in an everyday
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June 25, 2023 In celebration of St. John’s Day and the Living Art of Nurturing Care, I share a festival tradition that nurtures the adult self. I hope you appreciate the gesture and invite you to perhaps take up something of it into your own Midsummer traditions. Today marks St. John’s Festival, and Summer Solstice,
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November 13, 2022 This week I explore a facet of Nurturing Care that goes a little deeper, and invite you to reflect upon the message. The question of when is our inner work self-serving, and when is it truly in service of another can be a difficult one to face. Yet it is a question
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September 11, 2022 At the foundation of LifeWays care stands the four Living Arts: Domestic Activity, Creative Exploration, Social Ability and- my favorite- Nurturing Care. Integrated within a solid rhythm, Nurturing Care feels like the flow of the heart, bringing warmth of soul to the whole day. One has to leave plenty of space and
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