Imagine as you start a walk that your life will end by the time you finish? — “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.” ― Terry Pratchett Imagine for a moment you are at the start of your walk on the usual path near your home. As you step onto the path the universe…

How one lesson transformed a child’s learning and a mother’s sense of hope — “Come forth into the light of things, let Nature be your teacher. ” – William Wordsworth Learning with the Heart Children are like snowflakes. They are beautiful and precious, no two are alike. Children are uniquely different. And subsequently, they learn differently. Why then do we generally accept a codified education system that ignores…

Becoming a doctor may soon be the same as training to be a teacher, plumber or electrician. “Scientific knowledge is in perpetual evolution; it finds itself changed from one day to the next.” — Jean Piaget A friend of mine from India was explaining to me about parenting in his…

We are trapped by our addictions and games we play with ourselves. “In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” —Unknown We are living a lie. It might be the greatest lie ever. Even when we wake up feeling terrible, sick, not wanting to…

I am not afraid. “Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.” — Benjamin Franklin Death. Born. Live. Die. We all know the routine. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and it hits me that I won’t be here someday. …

It went about as expected — “Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.” — Francis Bacon I was an active child. If I was in school today they would have me on every med and be running psych tests on me. I needed to move. The classroom needed to be engaging. I thrived with…

Finding peace requires a simple action. “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” — Zen Buddhist saying So close yet so far. We all know where it is. We just can’t find it. It is right next to us. We are in it…

Student? Parent? The answer is surprising. “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” — Denis Waitley It’s the parents’ fault. It’s the student’s problem. That is what we often hear in education if a child is unruly in the…

Childhood obesity is now a disease to be treated with surgery and medicine. It’s madness. — “It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.” — Thomas Fuller We are killing our children. No, this isn’t an overly dramatic statement. WE — parents — are killing our children. And now the madness is at an unprecedented level. We may have hit the point of…