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Cultivating More Mindfulness
Another session I attended at the
Montessori conference was related to cultivating mindfulness in our daily
lives. I was reminded of these important concepts:Our breath is a powerful source of relaxation and reconnection.
When we are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, frustrated, or angry, we can call
upon our deep breathing (all the way to the belly!) to immediately calm
ourselves. I love that this simple yet powerful techniques is within our
control and can be carried with us from place to place—situation to
situation—with ease.There is space between stimulus and response and our power lies within… Read More
that space. We cannot control what happens to us in life, but we -
The Power of the Positive
Last Friday, Matt was out of town and I was alone with both boys. I ordered dinner via Favor, which is my new favorite way to “make a clearing” and reduce the stress in my life. (Full Disclaimer: My brother-in-law works for favor, but my affinity for them is completely objective!)Right when the delivery arrived, Henry came running out of the restroom. He had nothing but a shirt on, and he was exclaiming, “Mama! I have poop on my foot!”The details of how that happened are not relevant to my point, so I’ll spare you the gory details….Anyway, as I was helping Henry clean up the… Read More -
See You Next Year!
School gets out on Friday and then I head into two glorious weeks of vacation (hooray for working in the field of education!). I will be taking time off from blogging in order to help minimize the stress of the holidays. The truth is I will probably still be writing blog posts (but scheduling them to run in the new year so I feel like I’m getting ahead).
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My mantra for this year was “Make a clearing.” I knew I would need space in my life to accommodate such a huge undertaking of opening a school (while parenting two very young children). As much as I tried to proactively make
