12 Favorite Books for Connecting Kids with Nature and Life
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” ~ Emilie Buchwald space We have three small children. Since Day One, we’ve read to the kids almost every night. Books are everywhere in our...
View ArticleMindfulness and Children: 6 Lessons for Teaching the Joy of the Moment
“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” ~ Pema Chodron While looking back on the post, Mindfulness: 33 Everyday Places Where You Can...
View ArticleThe Harsh Reality of Life Transformation (Or Remaining Resilient While Your...
“Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.” ~ Virginia Woolf Maybe it was the two-hour commute to work yesterday morning. Or...
View ArticleSowing the Seeds of Happiness (Or the View From My Patch of Peace)
“The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.” ~ Hanna Rion This is the first of several new posts over the coming weeks where I will share a bit more of the ‘doing’ side of...
View ArticleWhat Three Days in the Wilderness Will Teach You About Life
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while...
View ArticleAccepting the Moment (Or How to Ride Those Waves Like a Pro)
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn These past weeks have been challenging. At times, down right exhausting — both in body and spirit. A new role at work finds me...
View ArticleConfessions of a Chronic Over-Doer (And What You Can Take Away From It)
“To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.” ~ Mother Teresa You may have noticed that it’s been a few weeks since publishing a post. I don’t think I’ve ever gone as long as this...
View ArticleLife Lessons from One of Parenthood’s Happiest Milestones
“Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling.” ~ James E. Starrs “I’m doing it, Daddy! I’M DOING IT!” So cried our six-year-old daughter as she glided across the yard on her bike for the first time this...
View ArticleRemember: It’s Only Temporary
Our youngest child, a boy, is smack-dab in the middle of his Terrible Twos. Over the past month or so, he has come into his own quite nicely in this regard. Why is it that the third child is so unlike...
View ArticleFatherhood and the New Pursuit
Has fatherhood changed over the past generation? Do today’s dads have an easier or more difficult role and set of responsibilities than just a couple generations ago? Does the world we are living in...
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