Comments for The Whole Mama http://www.thewholemama.com Living a Passion-Led Unschooling Life Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:18:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How Do I Define Unschooling? by Kate a.k.a. The Secret Goddess http://www.thewholemama.com/how-do-i-define-unschooling.html/comment-page-1#comment-923 Kate a.k.a. The Secret Goddess Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:18:28 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1888#comment-923 We are co-travelers - so glad you found Natalie's wonderful blog <3 We are co-travelers – so glad you found Natalie’s wonderful blog <3
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]]> Comment on How Do I Define Unschooling? by The Whole Mama http://www.thewholemama.com/how-do-i-define-unschooling.html/comment-page-1#comment-922 The Whole Mama Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:45:21 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1888#comment-922 Thank you for your comment, and your support, Ang! I finally found my groove with my blog and I'm loving it and love hearing when others find it and feel the love too :-) Thank you for your comment, and your support, Ang! I finally found my groove with my blog and I’m loving it and love hearing when others find it and feel the love too :-)

]]> Comment on How Do I Define Unschooling? by Ang http://www.thewholemama.com/how-do-i-define-unschooling.html/comment-page-1#comment-914 Ang Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:42:20 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1888#comment-914 Thank you so much for expressing this so beautifully for those, like myself, that have a such a difficult time finding the words they wish to say (about unschooling) when approached on the subject. :) I think for now on, I shall refer any inquiries to this post! I just came across your website today and I am *really* enjoying it. Thank you. Love, Ang P.S. Kate (a.k.a. The Secret Goddess) - fancy seeing you here! The Universe truly works in magical ways. I {{love}} going by the beat of my own drum and having the opportunity to meet such beautiful Souls along my way. Thank you so much for expressing this so beautifully for those, like myself, that have a such a difficult time finding the words they wish to say (about unschooling) when approached on the subject. :)

I think for now on, I shall refer any inquiries to this post!

I just came across your website today and I am *really* enjoying it.

Thank you.

Love,
Ang

P.S. Kate (a.k.a. The Secret Goddess) – fancy seeing you here! The Universe truly works in magical ways. I {{love}} going by the beat of my own drum and having the opportunity to meet such beautiful Souls along my way.
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]]> Comment on How Do I Define Unschooling? by The Whole Mama http://www.thewholemama.com/how-do-i-define-unschooling.html/comment-page-1#comment-858 The Whole Mama Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:34:07 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1888#comment-858 I know that unschooling isn't for everyone, and I am grateful to have found it as one of the ways to that bliss .. though we do it largely because it is the path my children have so far expressed a preference for and it is true to me too. Being true to yourself is important and some people do enjoy school and some even find schools that more closely a match for what is true for them. There are many paths up the mountain! :-) I know that unschooling isn’t for everyone, and I am grateful to have found it as one of the ways to that bliss .. though we do it largely because it is the path my children have so far expressed a preference for and it is true to me too.

Being true to yourself is important and some people do enjoy school and some even find schools that more closely a match for what is true for them. There are many paths up the mountain! :-)

]]> Comment on How Do I Define Unschooling? by Sophie http://www.thewholemama.com/how-do-i-define-unschooling.html/comment-page-1#comment-857 Sophie Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:10:38 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1888#comment-857 I've been thinking about what it is to 'follow my bliss'. To me it's staying in flow, in my motivational talents, delegating tasks that aren't my motivational talents. It looks like this will mean... delegating my child's schooling to an actual school. That also means trusting that my daughter will have the experiences she needs for whatever her life path is to be, wherever she is. I think that unschooling is a wonderful ideal, but not so 'flowy' for me in practice. I’ve been thinking about what it is to ‘follow my bliss’. To me it’s staying in flow, in my motivational talents, delegating tasks that aren’t my motivational talents. It looks like this will mean… delegating my child’s schooling to an actual school. That also means trusting that my daughter will have the experiences she needs for whatever her life path is to be, wherever she is. I think that unschooling is a wonderful ideal, but not so ‘flowy’ for me in practice.

]]> Comment on Life Book: Week 1 by The Whole Mama http://www.thewholemama.com/life-book-week-1.html/comment-page-1#comment-840 The Whole Mama Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:20:35 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1913#comment-840 That is such an honest and authentic comment, I feel honoured! And thank you :-) thank you for reaching the other side and joining me in the joy of this! I have *adored* creative people - musicians and artists and writers - for <em>years</em> and I feel so utterly blessed to realize I was also adoring a hidden and forgotten part of myself. And you should see the art people on my course are creating! And even more, the courage so many are expressing just by sharing it. Wow! That is such an honest and authentic comment, I feel honoured! And thank you :-) thank you for reaching the other side and joining me in the joy of this! I have *adored* creative people – musicians and artists and writers – for years and I feel so utterly blessed to realize I was also adoring a hidden and forgotten part of myself.

And you should see the art people on my course are creating! And even more, the courage so many are expressing just by sharing it. Wow!

]]> Comment on Life Book: Week 1 by Kate a.k.a. The Secret Goddess http://www.thewholemama.com/life-book-week-1.html/comment-page-1#comment-839 Kate a.k.a. The Secret Goddess Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:13:10 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1913#comment-839 Wow Natalie - wow. My first reaction was, in all honesty, was of feeling a lack - a lack of skill and artistry and creativity. Then I was blessed to realize I was feeling that and to acknowledge those feelings, bless them and let them go. Then I felt so much happiness for your process and your beautiful Goddess and I feel this desire to watch your journey through this course and cheer you on! Wow - I am so grateful I walked through those first feelings of lack to get to the other side :) Wow Natalie – wow.

My first reaction was, in all honesty, was of feeling a lack – a lack of skill and artistry and creativity.

Then I was blessed to realize I was feeling that and to acknowledge those feelings, bless them and let them go.

Then I felt so much happiness for your process and your beautiful Goddess and I feel this desire to watch your journey through this course and cheer you on!

Wow – I am so grateful I walked through those first feelings of lack to get to the other side :)
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]]> Comment on How Do I Define Unschooling? by Kate a.k.a. The Secret Goddess http://www.thewholemama.com/how-do-i-define-unschooling.html/comment-page-1#comment-836 Kate a.k.a. The Secret Goddess Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:38:48 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1888#comment-836 I too have found that viewing Radical Unschooling as family-led to be of importance for peace and harmony. Whenever I lose sight of that and things become one sided (either for 'my' side or 'theirs') tensions and hurts erupt pretty quickly. I am so incredibly grateful for being on this path and the way it has made our lives bigger and richer and deeper <3 I too have found that viewing Radical Unschooling as family-led to be of importance for peace and harmony. Whenever I lose sight of that and things become one sided (either for ‘my’ side or ‘theirs’) tensions and hurts erupt pretty quickly.

I am so incredibly grateful for being on this path and the way it has made our lives bigger and richer and deeper <3
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]]> Comment on Closure On A Conscious Divorce by The Whole Mama http://www.thewholemama.com/closure-on-a-conscious-divorce.html/comment-page-1#comment-830 The Whole Mama Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:13:15 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1542#comment-830 Yes. Interestingly, I spent quite a bit of last year recapitulating the memories and energy of my past relationships as they came up spontaneously. I've mainly had long term relationships, so there weren't many of them, but they each held many gifts for me as I reclaimed energy or released it from those times. I've not encountered releasing vows during soul retrieval work; that's interesting. Maybe we'll talk about it over coffee :-) Yes. Interestingly, I spent quite a bit of last year recapitulating the memories and energy of my past relationships as they came up spontaneously. I’ve mainly had long term relationships, so there weren’t many of them, but they each held many gifts for me as I reclaimed energy or released it from those times.

I’ve not encountered releasing vows during soul retrieval work; that’s interesting. Maybe we’ll talk about it over coffee :-)

]]> Comment on Things Happen For A Reason by Glen Tucker http://www.thewholemama.com/things-happen-for-a-reason.html/comment-page-1#comment-827 Glen Tucker Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:25:12 +0000 http://www.thewholemama.com/?p=1141#comment-827 Wonderful - Abraham/Esther always put it in simple pictures I believe too that the ingredient they add, which is not talked about by the Secret for example, is the spiritual side, and since this is the source of energy for the mind, it's the added ingredient that is so critical for the success of the Hicks point of view, or rather Abrahams viewpoint Wonderful – Abraham/Esther always put it in simple pictures
I believe too that the ingredient they add, which is not talked about by the Secret for example, is the spiritual side, and since this is the source of energy for the mind, it’s the added ingredient that is so critical for the success of the Hicks point of view, or rather Abrahams viewpoint

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