So Seven.
Almost a year ago, I wrote my thoughts about Orlando approaching the age of seven, and about how humans grow in cycles, and from within a matrix. Of how the age of seven is when children begin to use the world as their matrix (having moved away from their mother as matrix). {Read that post [...]
Tasting the Sweet Silence II
I see Rumi’s poems, out there, on these wonderful blogs… I hear Rumi poems, read aloud, at the Hakomi workshops… I feel Rumi poems, deep down in the pit of my soul. I checked out some books from the library, including The Big Red Book, and with Rom at the kitchen counter and the kids [...]
What I’ve Been Reading (August)
I went through quite a few books last month… Can you see a theme? Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful LifeDacher Keltner This book was a quick and enjoyable read… The author is a Darwinist and uses science to show how humans have evolved over milennia to be “good.” He presents and [...]
25 Things I Know Now As a Parent
I saw this on Jen Lemen’s Supersisters site — she invited others to create their own list. Here are mine… I hope you’re inspired to join in! We all have our own feelings. I can’t run on empty. Being present is the best present. Tracking my own rhythm (and making adjustments) sets the tone for [...]
I’ll Open My Heart Until It Can Hold the Whole World
This afternoon the kids and I were piled up on the couch, awaiting the arrival of Papa, after a long week of him working late. The kids were in a playful mood, and Mica said to Orlando, still playing, “I’ll cut off your head and —” To be honest, I didn’t hear the rest [...]
Taking It In
It was Saturday night. I had been at a Hakomi workshop all day, learning about and experiencing nourishing communication. I had left the house at 8:45 in the morning and arrived home at 5:30… I love coming home on a day like that. Now it was bedtime, and we were all snuggled in. Rom and [...]
The Story of the Other Brothers
There once were two other brothers. The lived on opposite sides of a bridge. One morning they each came to the center of the bridge to watch the sunrise. One brother said, “You’re standing too close to me!” The other brother said, “You’re standing too close to me!” Each brother pushed the other, “No, you’re [...]
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