Patience
Sandra Dodd
Melissa Wiley wrote this:
"Patience is about trying to endure the present moment until a better
one comes. Unschooling is about enjoying the present moment for what
it is."
I put it on my random quotes generator.
Even if some of you have seen it already, I thought it was worth
bringing back.
Even if all of you saw it for sure, how could a thought like that not
be helpful!? <g>
I can do something with one of my kids for hours and not feel
impatient nor even feel the time passing, when it's something
interesting and I'm aware of being glad I'm with my child.
Any stories to go with this? Any thoughts?
Sandra
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"Patience is about trying to endure the present moment until a better
one comes. Unschooling is about enjoying the present moment for what
it is."
I put it on my random quotes generator.
Even if some of you have seen it already, I thought it was worth
bringing back.
Even if all of you saw it for sure, how could a thought like that not
be helpful!? <g>
I can do something with one of my kids for hours and not feel
impatient nor even feel the time passing, when it's something
interesting and I'm aware of being glad I'm with my child.
Any stories to go with this? Any thoughts?
Sandra
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Barbara Perez
I do. When my friend's then 6 year old had the chicken pox, it was so fun
other children were jealous. She "got to" have a party, played "stick the
pox on the donkey", and made a gooey mess with oatmeal in the bathtub. I got
to care for her for a while and this was the happiest sick little girl I'd
ever seen...except for, it reminded me: When I had any sort of virus as a
kid, I got pampered too: my mom made me an "island" on my bed (by propping a
board across the bed on the backs of two ladderback chairs), brought me
piles of books and toys and drinks and love and attention. Of course, one of
the best parts was missing school. I got to do real learning instead, by
virtue of being sick! My point of course is that we could say to a sick
child: Be patient, you'll get better and then you can go out and play again.
Unschooling is about "playing" and enjoying every moment, no matter what is
going on around us, or in us. This also makes me think of the distinction
between "work" and "play". I enjoy my "work" the most when I think of it and
treat it as "play" and this is often easier to do (and more natural) than it
sounds! (The fact that I"m getting payed to do it, in fact, is often the
biggest obstacle).
other children were jealous. She "got to" have a party, played "stick the
pox on the donkey", and made a gooey mess with oatmeal in the bathtub. I got
to care for her for a while and this was the happiest sick little girl I'd
ever seen...except for, it reminded me: When I had any sort of virus as a
kid, I got pampered too: my mom made me an "island" on my bed (by propping a
board across the bed on the backs of two ladderback chairs), brought me
piles of books and toys and drinks and love and attention. Of course, one of
the best parts was missing school. I got to do real learning instead, by
virtue of being sick! My point of course is that we could say to a sick
child: Be patient, you'll get better and then you can go out and play again.
Unschooling is about "playing" and enjoying every moment, no matter what is
going on around us, or in us. This also makes me think of the distinction
between "work" and "play". I enjoy my "work" the most when I think of it and
treat it as "play" and this is often easier to do (and more natural) than it
sounds! (The fact that I"m getting payed to do it, in fact, is often the
biggest obstacle).
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
> Melissa Wiley wrote this:
>
> "Patience is about trying to endure the present moment until a better
> one comes. Unschooling is about enjoying the present moment for what
> it is."
>
> I put it on my random quotes generator.
> Even if some of you have seen it already, I thought it was worth
> bringing back.
>
> Even if all of you saw it for sure, how could a thought like that not
> be helpful!? <g>
>
> I can do something with one of my kids for hours and not feel
> impatient nor even feel the time passing, when it's something
> interesting and I'm aware of being glad I'm with my child.
>
> Any stories to go with this? Any thoughts?
>
> Sandra
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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graberamy
We received this new Life game for Easter, electronic, and you plug in
the time you're gonna play. 15 years equals 1 hour. The kids and I
wanted to take the dog up to the lake today so we programmed in 1 hour
thinking that would be enough time. When the game ended we all felt
like it just started!
One of my favorite stories is when my ds, 8, asked me if he's lived
before (a previous life). I said I don't know, do you think you lived
before? He paused for a moment and said "I don't know, but if I have,
this is my best life." This makes my heart soar!
When I was younger I always wanted to be older than I was and couldn't
wait to grow up, but my dd, 10 today said that life is just going by
too fast and she wishes she could stay a kid even longer.
amy g
iowa
the time you're gonna play. 15 years equals 1 hour. The kids and I
wanted to take the dog up to the lake today so we programmed in 1 hour
thinking that would be enough time. When the game ended we all felt
like it just started!
One of my favorite stories is when my ds, 8, asked me if he's lived
before (a previous life). I said I don't know, do you think you lived
before? He paused for a moment and said "I don't know, but if I have,
this is my best life." This makes my heart soar!
When I was younger I always wanted to be older than I was and couldn't
wait to grow up, but my dd, 10 today said that life is just going by
too fast and she wishes she could stay a kid even longer.
amy g
iowa
--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
>
> Melissa Wiley wrote this:
>
> "Patience is about trying to endure the present moment until a better
> one comes. Unschooling is about enjoying the present moment for what
> it is."
>
> I put it on my random quotes generator.
> Even if some of you have seen it already, I thought it was worth
> bringing back.
>
> Even if all of you saw it for sure, how could a thought like that not
> be helpful!? <g>
>
> Sandra
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Sandra Dodd
-=-When I was younger I always wanted to be older than I was and
couldn't
wait to grow up, but my dd, 10 today said that life is just going by
too fast and she wishes she could stay a kid even longer.-=-
Holly used to say that too.
She has an older boyfriend, though, who feels like he was pressed to
grow up too fast, and he's having fun hanging around with Holly and
being as close to 16 as he can be sometimes, doing things that he's
"too dignified" to do (according to some of his friends and
relatives) and revelling in it. It's pretty sweet both ways.
Sandra
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couldn't
wait to grow up, but my dd, 10 today said that life is just going by
too fast and she wishes she could stay a kid even longer.-=-
Holly used to say that too.
She has an older boyfriend, though, who feels like he was pressed to
grow up too fast, and he's having fun hanging around with Holly and
being as close to 16 as he can be sometimes, doing things that he's
"too dignified" to do (according to some of his friends and
relatives) and revelling in it. It's pretty sweet both ways.
Sandra
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melissa_hice
--- In [email protected], "graberamy" <graber@...> wrote:
saying that she wished she could stay 8! She said she really likes
this age and she likes her life just like it is.
Melissa
>My dd(8) is going to turn 9 in a week and just last night she was
>
> When I was younger I always wanted to be older than I was and couldn't
> wait to grow up, but my dd, 10 today said that life is just going by
> too fast and she wishes she could stay a kid even longer.
>
>
> amy g
> iowa
>
>
saying that she wished she could stay 8! She said she really likes
this age and she likes her life just like it is.
Melissa