Not exact matches
In plateau times, when life goes fiat, it helps to return to these jottings and enjoy reliving the peak experience
of a
child's smile, a breathtaking sunset, a moving encounter with a person, a sexual high, a majestic strain
of music, a
feeling of connectedness with the flow
of life and with the
Spirit of the universe.
As a
child I used to suffer tortures
of shyness, and if my shoe - lace was untied would
feel shamefacedly that every eye was fixed on the unlucky string; as a girl I would shrink away from strangers and think myself unwanted and unliked, so that I was full
of eager gratitude to any one who noticed me kindly; as the young mistress
of a house I was afraid
of my servants, and would let careless work pass rather than bear the pain
of reproving the ill - doer; when I have been lecturing and debating with no lack
of spirit on the platform, I have preferred to go without what I wanted at the hotel rather than to ring and make the waiter fetch it.
I've never thought
of believing in my soul merely as a way to eternal life and I wasn't taught as a
child about my soul or the Bible - for as long as I can remember I
felt communion with the earth and nature, and was fully aware
of my soul and
spirit, years before I ever learned
of such things in the Bible.
The Vision
of Sierra Waldorf School is to provide Waldorf education to develop
children's capacities
of thinking,
feeling, and willing, so that each
child's
spirit, soul, and physical body are meaningfully nurtured and educated.
Reasons cited for opposition include that divided custody is destructive
of discipline, Maron v. Maron, 238 Iowa 587, 590 - 91, 28 N.W. 2d 17, 19 (1947); that it tends to induce a
feeling of not belonging to either parent, Huston v. Huston, 255 Iowa 543, 552 - 53, 122 N.W. 2d 892, 898 (1963); and that in some instances it permits one parent to sow seeds
of discontent concerning the other, which can result in a
spirit of dissatisfaction in the
children and their rebellion against authority, Bennett v. Bennett, 200 Iowa 415, 418, 203 N.W. 26, 27 (1925).
A
child misbehaving (acting foolishly) = (perception) that parents aren't correcting
child and A
child misbehaving (acting foolishly) = judgment not from God (the only One equipped to judge) but from others in faith community and Judgment from others = not good
feeling then not good
feeling = fear
of other's assessment
of parenting choices and then fear
of opinions
of others = parenting from a place
of fear
of man rather than leadership from God through His Word and the movement
of His
Spirit within
Here, at Hartsbrook, we wish to be a place
of beauty where you and your
children can
feel alive, so that we go out every day into the world alive, carrying the
spirit of goodness and with capacities to offer the healing the world so desires in its quest to be a truly human place.
If you can find resources that describe the «typical»
spirited child, that may make sense to them and help you all help your daughter to grow and learn and all that other stuff, instead
of making people
feel bad about expectations and «normal» and everything else.
Table - top games can be a microcosm
of a
child's world, where they get to experience plenty
of fun, but also to exercise their competitive
spirit, to
feel what it's like to win or to lose and gradually learn to accept that both
of these are a normal part
of life.
«We have chosen to live in a yurt in order to educate our
children in a
spirit of sharing and freedom, said one, but we
feel that we are being treated like terrorists.»
We believe we are united as brothers in Christ with all others who are
children of God by grace through faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ.Our process is a
Spirit led, biblically based and
felt - needs approach to ministry.
Social pedagogy is not narrowly concerned with just a
child's schooling but relates to the whole
child: body, mind,
feelings,
spirit, creativity and, crucially, the relationship
of the individual to others (Hart & Monteux, 2004).
As previously stated, parents
of spirited children can
feel as though they are passengers on their
child's emotional roller coaster.
In this way the
spirit of unconditional parenting is about encouraging our
children to work their way into their natural character rather than trying to change who they are in order to
feel accepted, appreciated and admired.
One
of the greatest gifts you can give your
spirited child is the acknowledgement
of how he or she
feels.