April 17, 2022 To everything there is a season And a time for every purpose under Heaven This week’s special Easter blog post is from LifeWays’ Founder, Cynthia Aldinger: In preparing to write this blog, I made my way down to the river to pray – well, not exactly to pray but to seek inspiration. …
February 6, 2022 From LifeWays’ founder, Cynthia Aldinger: Once again dear Puxatawney Phil has seen his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. Most of us have figured out by now that we almost always have six more weeks of winter regardless of his experience, but he has managed to weave his way into the …
January 9, 2022 Do you, like me, experience this time in midwinter as being sort of a time-out-of-time? Particularly if you have been celebrating sacred festivals, spending time with family, perhaps having more candlelight than usual, eating special foods, snuggling up together to watch a favorite movie, telling and reading stories, reaching out more to …
December 12, 2021 From LifeWays’ founder, Cynthia Aldinger: Do you remember the first time you observed or participated in a celebration that transported you toward the land of awe? When my sons were little, I was introduced to the idea of an Advent Garden where children walk a spiral of greenery carrying an unlit candle …
November 21, 2021 This week’s Living Arts blog post was written by Yael Raff Peskin, director of KULANU Playgarden. Yael writes: As we head into the darkest time of the year in the northern hemisphere–when days are short and nights are long–many cultures and religions have rituals to celebrate the returning of the light. In …
November 14, 2021 High and blue the sky, Trees are very tall, Wild geese flying, Seem so small. See, on silent wings in flocks they go, Never parting from the single row. We go through the land, Like a wild geese band, Brothers in one flight are we. Clear and dark the night, Stars are …
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July 25, 2021 The only way to have a friend is to be one. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Can you remember a special friend from childhood? I was fortunate enough to have a few childhood friends who waited for me by the school gates in the morning, and played long hours with me during the …
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 …
May 23, 2021 All real living is meeting. – Martin Buber The Whisk from Cynthia Aldinger, founder of LifeWays North America Malls are not my thing. Actually, shopping is not my thing. It was not something I missed when the government began restricting human encounters. However, there was something I missed, had been missing …
May 9, 2021 Every progressive, inclusive thought is only as powerful as the ritual it permeates. – Swati Bhattacharya As our Muslim friends around the world prepare to celebrate the end of Ramadan this week, I have been reflecting on the importance of bringing a variety of festivals to children. I believe it is essential …
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