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Wednesdays (with Words)

17 February 2016 by Kortney

At my best I am simply a faithful companion, watching for the wholeness embedded deep within their fear and confusion…

 

My work is to be good company, to allow them to lean for a time on my unshakable belief in their inner fire.  Even on the good days I can’t do more than this.  Then slowly, in their own time, they begin to feel and taste the possibility of this wholeness.

–Wayne Muller in Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives  He’s talking about his work as a therapist, but I think it’s a pretty fair description of my homeschooling work as well!

Wednesday with Words

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  1. Missy says

    17 February 2016 at 8:13 pm

    This makes me think of what one Ambleside training course often repeats, “It is good to be me here with you.” I struggle with just being present and feeling that I am doing “enough”. In the end, our presence does more than we can grasp and and gives others the strength to be who they are. This is a fabulous quote!

    • Kortney says

      20 February 2016 at 2:14 pm

      What a blessed attitude–for the mama and the child. It is good to be me here with you. Yes!

  2. Julia says

    20 February 2016 at 5:42 am

    I am reading this book right now and the whole read is filling my soul with comfort.

    • Kortney says

      20 February 2016 at 2:13 pm

      It’s such a treasure. I’m savoring it slowly on sabbaths!

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