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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April 11, 2021 Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves. – Adrienne Clarkson Did you ever build an outdoor fort or tree house when you were little? Or a blanket-and-sheet fort indoors? I’ve been wondering about …
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 …
July 5, 2020 Oh beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain For purple mountains majesty Above the fruited plain America, America God shed His grace on thee And crown thy Good with Brotherhood From sea to shining sea From Cynthia: These are the lyrics to America the Beautiful that I grew up with. …
June 14, 2020 Receive the children in reverence Educate them in love Let them go forth in freedom –Rudolf Steiner One of the most developmentally appropriate video tutorials I have seen to help us learn how to further our children’s understanding that Black Lives Matter is the one above by a young Black woman, Kimaya. …
June 10, 2020 May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends “I resolve to make my home welcoming! “ This is what I wrote in a notebook many years ago as I sat in a tiny English garden with my newborn son, who, amazingly was sleeping for more than …
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 …
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