And so we have finished triple tilling the entire side lawn of the house. Which was quite a job. Mostly for Thomas. As for me, I tried to keep Linnaeus otherwise occupied, served Thomas drinks, and gazed enthralled at his rippling abs, pecs, shoulders and arms as they wrung that heavy tiller around, prodding a ghastly volume of rocks out of the ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

So on Monday, when I hesitantly allowed Linn to be picked up by Jamie, who seemed nervous and angry as usual, I did not know that I would be inadvertently agreeing to kinapping. Because that is what is technically happening. In lieu of an official custody agreement, which is taking forever in this ridiculous court of law- despite the fact that I' ( Read more... )

In every relationship, there comes a time when everything is questioned. When one's deepest convictions and practices are put to the test. When what I thought was real is not so clear anymore, and what I thought was true becomes merely an illusion. My cookies are not sweet enough. No, not just the fact that there's no refined sugar in them, but ( Read more... )

My friend wrote a philosophical entry on motivations which I began to respond to and found myself writing a bit of my own desiderata. Here is my response ( Read more... )

fractured my right wrist doing drop push ups with the boys class... can't type w both hands. well...at least now i have a valid excuse (besides choosing to focus on the relationships in my life- not the written regurgitations of past actions and thoughts) for not finishing my school papers ( Read more... )

For my little family of two (though potentially expanding over distance), each consequent living situation is "moving closer to fine/ bliss" As I mature in interpersonal awareness and skills, I'm no longer willing to compromise on love and creative interdependence at home. We tried sharing a large farmhouse with another young Waldorf family who ( Read more... )

Open letter I just wrote to my "Psychology of Motivation" professor after she led the class through hilarious and engaging anecdotal story of the symbiotic relationship between teachers, teaching styles, and student responses/ interest levels ( Read more... )

for many of my classes, we have to participate in written online discussions of the text ( Read more... )

"The goal of Judo is not to kill or destroy the opponent. It is to give them whatever it is they desire, then to separate and rearrange their energy."

George Ohsawa