Category: Leadership
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The gift of curiosity
When we are bogged down by worryWhen we rush through our dayWe don’t lift up our eyes to see anotherWe don’t want to hear anyone’s story. Seeing is loving.Listening with curiosityis generous love. “I see you. I hear you. I believe you.Tell me more.” We could practice this with our spuse. Too quickly we are…
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another group project
I arrive 20 minutes early in front of the school, and I meet with Iulia, and then Andreea arrives. I like them. We chat. It’s fun and friendly and cool. I pick up the four jars of honey I bought from Iulia and then the class is dismissed. They all rush out. Jackie walks over…
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foame de atașament și socializare digitală
Copiii noștri au petrecut 5 ani orientați spre un adult înțelept, disponibil, care le vedea și scotea în evidență calitățile si erau bine ancorați ca și colectiv. În cele 5+ ore pe zi li se hrănea foamea de atașament cu interacțiuni sănătoase și povești și corectare blândă. Învățătoarea era mereu cu ei, și în pauze.…
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Recharging socially
Dear God, help me discern my limits, help me take a break with ease and serenity, before im completely exhausted. Let your strength overflow through me. And may I serve You well through every act of service for my family, friends & neighbors. I am addicted to efficiency. But I am learning to let go…
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Nepopular
Experiment. Cum să ieși din ceva în care ai intrat și “toți” colegii sunt acolo. Cum sa iei o decizie nepopulara? Cum sa ai curaj sa fii nepopular? Limita de vârstă pe WhatsApp e 13 ani Noi nu ne încadrăm oricum. Pana anul trecut limita era de 16 ani. Niște străini lupta pentru protejarea copiilor…
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Defiance
If I were tired and overstimulated, I would interpret defiance as stubborn disobedience and pointless opposition. What a difference a calm heart and mind can make in the approach to normal day to day new challenges. Saturday I attended a moms’ group and I was reminded of the power of prayer in keeping one’s patience…
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Capacity for friendship
I believe my capacity is quite limited. But then, as I count my friends, I find I have too many. In different stages, we’ve expanded our social groups. As our friends also outgrown their stage in life, everyone gently moved away, like icebergs drifting, but not with sadness or disappointment but with ease and serenity.…
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Selective friendships
If being loved and included by all is your goal, you will fail. Rejection is one of the most painful feelings one can experience, no matter how mature or old. The sooner you figure out it is still part of being alive, the better.Some protect themselves from rejection by isolating themselves. That doesn’t mean they…
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Children & apologies
You’ve got to let them come to you. This year with Jackie has been like that. Give her space. Be available. She’ll come to you. I love the teenage years, challenging as they may be. She is maturing under my own eyes and we are building a strong relationship. She is curious and challenges the…
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Permission
“Who told you, you can do this?” I ask my 7 year old, taken aback by her actions. “I told myself” she answered with an obvious “duh!” confident voice. I also think through every situation fast. I do. But I find myself in her predicament often. I do decide for myself even when it’s borderline.…
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Clay at MomCo
I have a trailblazer friend. She is extremely talented and, since I’ve known her, she has tried her hand at many arts. And yet, finding your passion is not about being talented but about being brave, open and perseverent. And there are seasons we go through. She says she loves beautiful things and I believe she…
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MVT 2024 Romania
We hurried through the exodus traffic to get out of Cluj, on a Friday afternoon, anticipating the cold mountain air. And the silence of autumn. Each brought a small luggage, and all five of us piled into a car. Thus we began our chatting to reconnect and tell stories about life and the kids’ extracurricular…