Photo: Denise Rochon
“Receive the children in reverence, educate them in love, and send them forth in freedom.”
~ Rudolf Steiner
As the Spring Equinox is at our door step with its promises for the life that multiplies, I can’t help but think of the seeds of tomorrow… our children!
Tomorrow? But they are here today! Yes, and today is the day that will create and solidify their future. While caring for them, we can be so wrapped up in a busy schedule that we may lose sight of the connection that our heart desires to have with them. In a time where technology offers highways of instant communication, too often the communication between parents and children is compromised. We may unconsciously take our time with them for granted, as we do our best to meet all our daily tasks. Children are so aware and connected to our emotions and thoughts that they know when we are being emotionally unavailable despite being physically there, and they may suffer as a result. Therefore, we need to consciously make the time to pause and stop, every day, to be fully present for them, to discipline ourselves enough to be fully awake in these particular moments. In the act of mindfulness, we cultivate being fully in the now, instead of entertaining thoughts about what needs to happen next.
Being with our children is the time to cultivate mindfulness, to be rooted in our breath, and to slow down many times a day, to be fully present, to enjoy and to care fully for these fast-growing seeds… the little miracles of our lives: our children.
“Where is the book in which the teacher can read about what teaching is?
~ Rudolf Steiner
The children themselves are this book.
We should not learn to teach out of any book other than the one lying open before us
and consisting of the children themselves.”
HEALTH TIPS OF THE MONTH
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When Your Child Is Sick
“The soul is healed by being with children.” ~ Fyodor Dostoyesky Though children’s illnesses are unavoidable and often beneficial for their growth, they can cause […]
RECIPES OF THE MONTH
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Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Bread
For those of you who miss starchy bread, this recipe is a yummy alternative. It is quite light while being substantial, and can be warmed […]
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Golden Milk (Turmeric Latté)!
So much to say about the precious turmeric. Turmeric is one of the most healing roots for the body. It is grown and used mainly […]
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Homemade Almond Milk!
Almonds have been one of the most revered foods on the planet, and were an important part of the diet of many Ancient Cultures such […]
INSPIRATION OF THE MONTH
Continue to be inspired about The Seeds of Tomorrow… Our Children:
“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves,
~ ‘The Little Prince”, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.”
And again…
Accept my gratitude for the possibility to share, and for the precious and endless teachings that I receive from each and every one.
Thank you for reading my blog, and please, share it freely!
We are truly interconnected!
In Gratitude, Love, Health and Happiness,
Denise
“Love children especially, for they too are sinless like the angels;
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
they live to soften and purify our hearts
and, as it were, to guide us.”