Birthday Blog 2015 The Innocence of the Newborn When I look at a newborn baby I see a purity and innocence that moves me deeply. I try and remember that I too once had those same qualities. Sometimes in moments of deep meditation or in focused contemplation I can feel the edges of that state
I believe in you and I trust your strategy Giving everyone the evil eye A short while ago I had a pretty intense eye infection. My eye was red, watering and generally pretty ugly. Interacting with people was interesting because they would immediately look at my eye and have some sort of intense reaction. I
The Freedom to be Free The Closing Circle I was at an event yesterday that concluded with a Group Circle. Usually we sit around the outside of the room and either meditate or chant together. There were approximately 80 people in this big circle. The facilitator said that she had a couple of requests to
Turning A Dirty Candy Wrapper Into A Thing Of Great Beauty Kids Form Their Self-Image From Our Reflection Of Them The other day I was talking to my mother about how children learn about themselves and the world by the way we interact with them. In both small and large moments we are constantly informing
Raising Kids Is Like Growing Watermelons Have you ever seen one of those cubed shaped watermelons? The way they make them is to grow the fruit in a cube shaped container. As it grows it is confined to the limitations of its surroundings. After the fruit has grown to fill the container they open it
Join With Your Kids In What Is Meaningful To Them Teens and Their Music I remember when I was a teenager how important music was to me. In fact most of my peers identified themselves very strongly with the music they listened to. The groups of people sitting together in the cafeteria were most often bonded
Being a father is more than just having a kid I want to be more I want to be her hero. I want to be magic. I want to be an example of awesomeness. I want to be the foundation upon which she can stand and always feel the solid ground under her feet. Comfort
Eat your food, there are kids starving in India Today I was chatting with my good friend Zahra, the yoga goddess. (www.yogagoddess.ca) She was asking me about how I respond to the common parenting idea of trying to get your kids to eat all their food and to value what they have by mentioning to
Helping Kids With Their Fears (Connection rather than Correction) A Little Girl With A Big Fear I was in the doctor’s office today waiting for an appointment and the office was full of many people waiting their turn. There was one little girl of about 3 years old with her dad sitting on bench on
Feeling Out of Place Surrounded by friends who love me Tonight I went to the weekly contact jam. It is social dance gathering that I have been going to every Wednesday and Sunday for the past 10 years. Most of the people in that room are my friends. They love me and care about me.