Wednesdays (with Words)

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. 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!

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