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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October 16th, 2022 This week’s Living Arts Weekly is written by Judith Frizlen, author and early childhood educator. Judith is also the instructor for our on-demand online course, Creating Home Away from Home. You can find Judith’s books in the LifeWays store or read more from her at her website. Courage to Bring Light into
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December 19, 2021 Waiting is often not easy for us. We want to be finished quickly, and see a result immediately. Waiting teaches us to deal with time. Wishes and fantasies hurry ahead into the future. To fulfill them we need time, and we must wait and overcome impatience. -Freya Jaffke, from Advent: Preparation for
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May 30, 2021 Resilience is more complex than simply popping up again. -Joan Almon This past “year and some months” was HARD for many people. Parents, faced with the task of raising their young humans without the expected support systems, certainly felt the struggle. According to a new study led by researchers from the University
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July 26, 2020 How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children. ~Charles Darwin Dear readers: We wish to extend a big thank you to Cynthia for writing such inspiring Sunday posts for us over the past few months. As she shifts her focus to our new online courses and
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July 19, 2020 Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. ― Angela Duckworth Some pretty funny memes have circulated about this challenging year, 2020. Sometimes a good chuckle helps take our minds off the pressing issues of our time. Teachers are planning how to safely go back into the classroom, or how to muster up their
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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
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May 20, 2020 To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. – Audrey Hepburn The soil in the garden is warming as summer approaches and this is a great time to plant a “tea” garden! We all enjoy drinking a cup of tea with friends and family and a teas made from leaves
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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”?
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March 27, 2020 Adam Blanning MD founded the Denver Center for Anthroposophic Therapies. Dr. Blanning also works as an educational and developmental consultant for area Waldorf schools (Denver, Boulder). He lectures regularly about anthroposophic medicine and child development and has been a guest speaker for conferences in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and Switzerland. He
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