Category Archives: Choice
The Law versus Reason
What is better? For a child to learn to follow rules, policies and regulations; or to choose the way of reason and wisdom? Young children often lack the experience to make proper choices in their lives. Wisdom is not so … Continue reading
Now Hear This
I was recently approached by a long-time family friend, and former nurse, who mentioned a recent conversation with a friend of hers who teaches at a preschool. It seems that her observation of the children today is they are not … Continue reading
Chronic Shock
Shock is a reactionary, emergency state. Shock is the result of trauma, such as physical injury, poisoning, or severe shifts in the body’s PH balance, blood sugar levels, or electrolytic balance. There are other imbalances as well, which the body … Continue reading
Chronic Malnutrition
In our modern America, few know the source of food we eat. There is a spectrum of nutritional values in the foods we purchase, from beneficial to nearly zero. Vegetables grown and prepared locally have a greater supply of vitamins … Continue reading
Undercover Hero
A mother holds her delicate, new-born baby, and imagines him to be as helpless, through and through, as he appears outwardly. Tiny fingers balled into perpetual little fists, eyes a hazy blue, legs crossed as though ready for yoga, and … Continue reading
Death of a Personality
Once upon a time, there was a very good little girl, raised in a strictly religious home. Rules abounded, since their god had specific laws for people to follow, and big expectations for performance. Her parents had high ideals and … Continue reading
The Child’s Halide Nightmare- Chlorine
Clean, safe water is imperative. In emergency contexts, it may be preferable to chlorinate water short-term than to risk deathly illness. However, in America today, a great deal of the water supply is chlorinated. Chlorine is a gas, and introduced … Continue reading
The Heart Speaks
The thoughts of the heart are not always expressed in words. People veil what they are thinking. The tongue, essential for speech, expresses silently the intent of the mind. Universally, the tongue reveals one’s attitude toward others by posing, attacking, … Continue reading
Window of the Soul
The gateway to our heart is the eye. What we choose to mind, that we gaze upon. The longer we lock eyes, the more intimate the relationship. Stop. Look. Observe crystal beauty in others’ eyes. The eye refracts light, receiving, … Continue reading
Mother Be True
The world over, children honor mothers. For many, mama loved eternally. She was constant, nurturing, spending unknown reserves, nursing baby while starving. She gave life; she resolved to preserve it at all costs. Some praise mom for the idea she … Continue reading
