Here I am in Principal Candi Fowler’s office signing my book Creating the Peaceable Classroom for each of the children and teachers at Hollis Upper Elementary School in Hollis, NH who are photographed in it. How nice is that! I am not sure how many principals would be so generous, purchasing a book for those […]
My days in Florida have come to an end, and I have been “on the road again” heading home to New Hampshire. Fortunately, the transition from warm to cold happens gradually as we drive the 1500 miles back to NH. It’s a good thing, as the changes are dramatic: Florida with 80˚temperatures, sunny skies, and […]
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Starting the New School Year During Covid-19 …
The start of the new school year is fast approaching. Some school districts know what their instructional plan is going to be; others are still trying to put it together. No matter where your school district is in this process, there is more than enough angst for parents and their children related to Covid-19 as it relates […]
You Don’t Have to be the Tallest Tree in the Forest
“You don’t have to be the tallest tree in the forest.” Those words came as a message for me from Dr. Lewis Mehl Madrona, M.D., psychiatrist, and Native American healer in ceremony the last day of a week-long healing workshop some time ago. How did I know the message was for me? I knew because as he said […]
A Time for Becoming Anew
From time to time during the Covid-19 stay-at home orders, I have had a number of dreams of two types. One is where I have lost my purse that has all of my money, insurance cards, credit cards, and most importantly, my driver’s license, my identification, in it. I search all over, retracing my steps but am […]