by Sandra Dodd
Some people say no. Some people decided a long time to close their windows and thoughts and… wait. I wrote "Some people decided…" without even noticing.
When unschoolers discuss a vast array of choices, it seems inevitable that newer people will come by and assure us we're full of it. People have to do things, they say. They have to do what they have to do. People can't go around choosing from everything in the whole wide world, because the world isn't that way. Kids need to learn now that they have to live with their lack of choices.
How often do you make a choice?
How often do you think "I have no choice"?
How do decisions happen?
How small a decision can you make?
to pause?
to smile?
to sign your name bigger and happier?
to open your windows and your thoughts?
We have days full of togetherness, and a life full of peace. We live in a world full of ideas, and each has a mind full of possibilities.
My children are mindful, thoughtful, aware and conscious of the choices they make.
Life is full of decisions.
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