Lesa

*how to make unschooling work*

Joyce, I loved your post... and that phrase at the end stuck out to me. How
did I make unschooling work in my family? I let go! I let go of all of the
old tapes running through my head of how things are *supposed* to be and
just let them be what they are. I started to change in myself what could be
changed... what I felt I should change... what needed to grow. I stopped
trying to micro-manage my family. I stopped trying to change them.

I looked at the beauty in the world around me... knowing that there are
still some thorns and to watch where I step. I choose everyday to look at
the world through different lenses... different lenses than most people wear
I choose to trust... my DD, my DH, myself... I choose to trust the process
that learning is organic and that we will get what we need when we need it.
I choose to trust my creator and live to bring peace, love, and joy to the
world around me. I choose to be proactive not reactive to my world. I
choose to reply to people with love and not anger.

DH still struggles a bit with letting go of the control... so I gently
remind him to trust our DD and to be there for her and talk to her about her
world. Not to control her world for her.

I look to other unschoolers who have *been-there-done-that* and take their
example and apply it to my life... knowing that they are off the beaten path
but they are way more grounded and living a much more beautiful and full
life than the rest of the world that I see. I take their opinions about my
hang-ups and really try to see their POV... if I took it personally (like I
ve seen too many people do), I wouldn't be able to *get it* and apply it to
my life.


Lesa
http://lifeacademy.homeschooljournal.net
http://the3lboutique.has.it

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