The Elements, Part 3: Fire
The element of Fire lights the darkness of our outer and inner landscapes. It is in the faraway light of the stars, the life-giving warmth of our Sun, the Moon’s mystical reflection, the sudden flash of lightning, the friction of flint on steel, and the spark of passion in the belly. Fire’s direction is South […]
Cake of the Month: March
Well, then, here it is: the Cake of the Month for March. It’s called Spring Fever Cake with Dark Chocolate Butter Frosting. I designed it like an egg decorated for Spring, though my cake decorating skills are still a bit primitive. I think it gets the idea across, though. We celebrate Spring Equinox, also known […]
Embodying Acceptance
For about a week I’ve been mulling over my previous post, Releasing Self-Judgment, and collecting my thoughts on the feedback and questions my new online friend and blog sister posted as a comment. It’s been really cool how she and I have been finding such rich material in each others’ posts lately. Wild Zen Mama […]
Releasing Self-Judgment
I’ve been focusing on self-love and acceptance over the past couple of months. It’s been going well, overall. I mean, there are still ups and downs as I learn how to love myself. If you’re someone who hasn’t struggled with this, self-love sounds very simple. On the other hand, if unconditional love for yourself is […]
Self-Educated
I’m just about finished reading “The Teenage Liberation Handbook” by Grace Llewellyn, and I can’t recommend it enough! (Quester asked me if I wasn’t a bit too old for it, and my answer was an emphatic “no!” and a big smile). It’s such an amazing book. I already had a similar philosophy, that if allowed […]
An Unschool Update
“We tackle our schoolish sort of work in the mornings. It’s quite possible to pack twelve or thirteen years of traditional schooling into about five or six at home by waiting for readiness and desire. Most children will buck a lot of sit-down work at eight, but seem to want it at twelve or thirteen. […]
A State of Grace
For my Elements Study Group last weekend, I created a worksheet on “Fire and Pride.” The idea was to get us thinking about what we’re proud of, and what it is that feeds the fire within. In this context I mean authentic pride, the feeling of accomplishment that comes from within and needs no competition […]
Baseline: Contentment
It’s time for another writing exercise from the blog A Journey of Joy. Here’s this week’s prompt: “We thought it would be fun and interesting to write about contentment. I’m interested to learn what you think of contentment. Does this word have a positive or negative connotation to you?” I have mixed feelings about contentment. […]