tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212501049425940906.post8412729729978319626..comments2023-09-06T01:10:30.561-07:00Comments on A Quiet Spot: Good enoughHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11034180396689442335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212501049425940906.post-38767663058547800182008-10-21T13:57:00.000-07:002008-10-21T13:57:00.000-07:00you said: Can we love them as 'good enough,' witho...you said: Can we love them as 'good enough,' without expecting or even hoping for 'perfect'? It seems much more likely if we start with ourselves.<BR/><BR/>I'll one up you on that: Can we accept and love them and ourselves as perfect w/out expecting or even hoping for anything than Who They/We Are Right Now? Anything else seems to me, to be loving them/ourselves on the conditions of those hopes and expectations being met. What if they aren't met? What if all we get is Right Now? Just something I've been thinking about lately as I read through Unschooling books and message boards...Traceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990169425795959100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212501049425940906.post-7550623301945074662008-10-17T19:43:00.000-07:002008-10-17T19:43:00.000-07:00I love how the pumpkins they chose correspond to t...I love how the pumpkins they chose correspond to their respective sizes. <BR/><BR/>(Channeling Stuart Smalley) "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!"<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, it does take off some of the pressure to know that perfection isn't required...from me or from them.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498259517916702105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212501049425940906.post-64593569189658788502008-10-17T19:02:00.000-07:002008-10-17T19:02:00.000-07:00So cute! Pumpkins! We don't have many pumpkin patc...So cute! Pumpkins! We don't have many pumpkin patches here:( But I must find one! I love those home made roasted pumpkin seeds!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647972314852658152noreply@blogger.com