Tag: #childlike

Play With Your Food!

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There are so many amazing things that you can do with

fresh red cabbage 

For a fun weekend project – making dye: purple, pink or an intense blue!

Boil 1/2-1 head of chopped cabbage covered in water

Add 1 Tbs of salt for each 1/2 of a cabbage

Strain out cabbage (save that for dinner!) and keep liquid in pan

For Blue – add a 1 Tbs of baking soda or an ammonia

For Pink – add 2 Tbs of white vinegar

For purple – leave as is

Now soak the desired material and have FUN!

*this will wash out eventually, so try with non clothing items or just dye a shirt for temporary fun.

Experiment fabric gift bags for the holidays!

Let it dry in the sun completely.

Bravery!

From the movie Ratatouille:

“I know I’m supposed to hate humans, but there’s something about them. They don’t just survive, they discover, they create…I mean, just look at what they do with food!”

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Sometimes the bravest thing you can do in a day is to taste something new and different. One of our favorite things to do is go to the seafood counter with our 4 year old and let him choose what we have with dinner that night.  Living in Texas, seafood isn’t the most popular thing around and I love fostering the ‘odd ball’ choice.

Try something new and strange and scary this weekend with a brave friend!

A plate can have one new item and two old favorites.  The two old favorites can draw you into Mindful Eating.  Close your eyes, chew a few moments longer and see if you can put words or feelings to the taste.

 

Connect the Dots

“Learn how to see.  Realize that everything connects to everything else.”  – Leonardo da Vinci

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A child’s game of connecting dots is much like our task as adults in reaching for understanding our world.  Being human can create a feeling of separation, of coming and going alone.  This is an illusion; we are each part of something much more than ourselves.

What connections can you find this week and where will you find them?  Perhaps you will look to nature, to the coming and going of the sunlight, or pause for the evening sky.  Consider taking a long look internally or into others.  Perhaps you will spy a vast system of interconnection in these seemingly separate parts by making the effort to be present with sight.

 

 

Messenger

hello my name is nora 🙂

are you crazy? that’s what people may say if you believe in angels. i believe in angels. i’m 7. i’m going to be 8 soon. my angel has long golden hair. she has blue eyes. she likes to wear red shoes. she is kind to all animals and people. she lives in the middle of the road on our street. her home disappears if you don’t know how to look for it in the right way. cars drive through it!

do you like angels? they make you feel positive when you’ve been feeling down. i think angels come from a place deep in your heart that is filled with love. they come if you’re having trouble. they know how to cheer you up.

bye! thank you for reading my post.

an·gel
[ˈānjəl]
NOUN

1. a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe
2. a person of exemplary conduct or virtue

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Wonderment

Son: Mom, you’re a grown up but you didn’t grow up.
Mother: Sometimes if you’re very smart you can avoid it.  Do you know how? Stay innocent.  Stay with your heart.

Son:  And do silly dancing?
Mother:  Yes, do lots of silly dancing!

Last week I celebrated the beginning of another year in life with my sister, children, and a few girlfriends. After the ladies had to say goodnight we spent a portion of the eve choreographing a popular song and putting on makeshift costumes. We had a lot of fun with the movement.  The conversation above ensued the following day.  Beyond pleased with my child’s observation, I took his words and went flying with them.  Luckily the landing was successful and I can now share retrospect with you.

Love, happiness, and contentment reside in staying innocent as we move through life.  We can be in the world but not of it.  Be a child at the core, delighting in the abundance of simplicity surrounding you. Be cognizant of the wonders at your fingertips everyday.  Be open to the newness of it all, because it will be new to you if you allow.

Take time this weekend to identify with something that stirs childlike wonder within.  There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to go about honoring yourself and your soul. Be in tune with you.  Do what brings you the greatest amount of joy. Listen to your inner guidance and easily move where it leads.

Comments about the activities and moments that set your heart humming are welcome!

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