Mary Alice

I can't even come up with questions to post even though my head is
constantly buzzing with them. I seem to always find the answers inside of
me. The biggest part of my spiritual journey in life (as if there are
separate parts of life!) seems to be learning to trust My self, My
instincts, MY ideas. The real ones. So unschooling is another attitude or
skill that helps me on this path.



"What can I do to help me see my kids as people and not as my 'wards'?"

--remind myself that they are the younger versions of the adults they will
become.



"Will my kids ever trust me?"

--right about the time I start trusting them, they start trusting me. It's
been that quick.



And the one that circulates in various forms and will earn me a lot of coins
in my deschooling can:

"How can I make this big change? What if I mess up and regress and then what
will those kids think then? I certainly shouldn't tell them I am making this
change or they will hold me to it!"

--Tell them! Open a dialogue with an open mind and share your trepidations
and fears! Then you will hear how silly most of it is and they will glimpse
your process and share your progress!



And you know what? It's working.

Breathing, breathing, breathing.



Mary Alice

Who has been a nonsmoker for 7 days now. Here is a great illustration
proving that it was a good idea to share my process with these kids: I asked
aloud, "How do people ever do this and not go insane?" The older child
responded, "They don't quit smoking at the same time!" "Oh, yeah."



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