Joy to the World

Something is happening here with this radical unschooling stuff. I believe it is making us peaceful people. This lifestyle has made us happier and way more connected to our kids. They are making us laugh and smile on an hourly basis. The laughter and joy is making me feel like a complete individual. I am so grateful for this path, that I am able to be on it and be supported in it. It is transforming my every cell. I want to get out on top of roof tops and scream, I want to share this joy with the world.

Happy Birthday To Me

Today is my birthday.

I am now 42.

My horoscope says that I am going to have a great year.

I accept that.

I want that.

I need that.

SAT Scores and Family Income

Much has been written about the relationship between SAT scores and test-takers’ family income. Generally speaking, the wealthier a student’s family is, the higher the SAT score...

Click here to read the article and see the disturbing graphs.

If you are a parent, is this OK with you? Do you believe that "your kid" will buck the system? Or are you willing to continue playing this unfair game?

Do you like going to bars?

This is a picture of me and my friend Pitita. We have a lot of fun together. Over the last year we have transformed our social selves. We are mastering the art of going out to our local bar, drinking beer and having good times. Our favorite place to go is this spot in South Santa Monica called The Daily Pint. It has an authentic English pub feel and the bartender/owner loves us. It's full of 'dark night of the soul' types. When we go (which is not as often as I would like), we bring joy, laughter and we get a bit crazy. These outings have been life savers for me. I let my hair down, forget about the family for a couple hours and the best part: I feel young and fun again.

Reflections

I am reflecting on why I have not been blogging. Twitter seems to fill my need for communicating on the web & I have lots of followers/listeners there. I'd like to blog more but I am wondering what to blog about. Most of what I have to say is easy to spit out in 140 characters. I started this blog as an experiment- I heard that blogging was a great way for personal transformation. I agree. I enjoy talking on the web very much.

To reignite my blogging self, I think I'll do a little revamping-similar to how I rearrange my furniture when I get in a rut. Maybe some new colors, a new theme, etc. We will see but my desire for this next week is to get back to writing and blogging.

Note: When editing this post, I changed the word "goal" to "desire". One of the many realizations I've had from super cool twitter peeps.

Do you have goals or desires? How do you deal with them?

Gaviota 2009

I am utterly exhausted. I had an amazing time. The food was great. Many lazy participants that did not lift a finger. Lame. Whatever. I am trying to figure out how they turned out that way. I am tanner than I have been in a long time. Feels great. My baby niece Ruby is to die for, she is gorgeous! Gaviota Beach is beautiful. The actual campground so-so. It is so close to the beach that you hear the water at night. But there are no trees. Many pluses and minuses to each place in So Cal. All in all it was an amazing camp experience.

What is Self Education? by James Bach

I think the following interview is an amazing explanation of unschooling and self education. Next time someone asks, I am giving them this short interview.