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Switch to Creative Mode – A Cesar and Minecraft Inspired Post
Cesar has been working on changing his dreams at night. He got some nightmares and since then we’ve been discussing different ways he can work with his fears as well as how he can change his dreams – that the dreams come from him, are him and are his creation. He does not have to …
Same Vision, Different Paths
Embracing our Role as Parents Recently there has been a reemergence in the realization that spending time with our kids as parents plays a vital role in their character development and personal fulfilment, both for our children and ourselves. That the idea of having babies and sending them off to daycare or the care of …
Being a Mom – A Thankless Job
When years ago, I was asked to write an article about motherhood, I started by describing how much mothers are venerated in this world. What came to mind were Madonna paintings, statues of Mother Mary, all the symbols in art and culture where mothers are depicted in an aura of holiness and reverence. The person …
Frozen in the Face of a Life Changing Decision
A few months ago we were faced with an important decision: whether or not we would be staying in South Africa where we have built our lives over the course of the past 10 years, or whether we would leave the country. A decision of this magnitude that pertains to uprooting your life and raises …
To Accept My Body or to Change It?
After giving birth to my daughter and finding myself with a new body, one that wasn’t exactly in a state of health, fitness and well being, a question came up within me: How can I accept my body if I want to change it? We’re bombarded with suggestions of accepting ourselves and accepting our bodies, …
A Tribute to the Dads
A tribute to the dads😁. Our hubbies both walked a process with animals, the farm, us, their partners, and many people throughout their lives that they supported and continue to support directly or indirectly – to learn about responsibility, accountability, stability, directiveness and strength, but also about care, tenderness, gentleness, compassion, dedication, warmth and expression. …
Given Innocence vs Created Innocence
After my latest blog I’ve been mulling over the concept of ‘Innocence’. There’s always been a draw to regain my childhood innocence – and at the same a resistance, a conflict. When I looked deeper into my desire for childhood innocence, I saw that it was more a draw towards ignorance. A draw towards ‘not …
Mother Knows Best – Or Does She?
How often do we use manipulation tactics to get our children to behave in a way that we think is best? Even when we have on a conscious level let go of the practice of punishing and rewarding, we’ll at times notice ourselves trying to assert ourselves as authority, or inadvertently deny them the opportunity …