Valuing Gratitude. Remembering Perspective...
When I was in college Oprah Winfrey was doing a lot of television episodes about gratitude. I remember learning about the concept of a gratitude journal and the challenge to write down five things each and every day that you are grateful for. I wasn’t the happiest of people during these years, and this journal seemed to be just what I needed. I bought a notebook-it had a small, sturdy cover with a black and white image of the Brooklyn Bridge- and took the challenge. The harde
Paying attention, being astonished, and telling about it
The teachers at my son’s nursery school just returned from the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance conference in Florida, and they are brimming with ideas about how to transform their classrooms. One teacher is making a point of putting a bird's nest, shells and seeds out on tables in the morning. Another teacher is involving the neighborhood to paint a collaborative mural on an exterior wall of the school. A third—after watching her three-year olds fight over a bottle o
