tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post427321843534070457..comments2024-03-23T22:29:05.073-04:00Comments on Home Spun Juggling: More than Enough?jugglingpayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10921293051956441475noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-73415520743311447852009-10-08T00:18:54.867-04:002009-10-08T00:18:54.867-04:00Aptly put, less is more!
I've reached capacit...Aptly put, less is more!<br /><br />I've reached capacity - little comes into my house any more, unless it's good food. I do need to give MORE time to clearing out though - got that hoarding tendency.<br /><br />What a powerful message was in that animated short. I could feel it even just reading about it.<br /><br />I'm for MORE outdoor time. MORE unstructured imaginative play. MORE time to just live and appreciate and contemplate and be together with good friends and family. MORE time to explore your own interests and learn at your own pace and discover who you are.<br /><br />I say "no" to extending the school day.Alison Kerrhttp://lovingnaturesgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-1269740838339958572009-10-07T15:46:31.538-04:002009-10-07T15:46:31.538-04:00I so hope they don't get more school...but jus...I so hope they don't get more school...but just more quality hands on growing school. :( I have so many friends with public schooled children who are burned out and dying for some freedom...for a break! :( One of my little friends is now going all day to school, tutoring until 5 and speech therapy until 5:30. When will she play? Dinner is cold when she gets home and then it is homework, bath, and bed. How did we get to this point?Mama Teaching 3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11440142562083992688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-17318773442087018302009-10-06T21:34:52.535-04:002009-10-06T21:34:52.535-04:00Boy does this hit home. I'm in the process ri...Boy does this hit home. I'm in the process right now of downsizing our "accumulations." In other words we have way too much junk! I suppose though, that someone has to keep the professional organizers and authors of, "how to manage your clutter." in business. I suppose too that the longer school hours is a ploy to make more money. For those parents who'd love the free extra hours of babysitting I guess it's a plus. Just another reason for us to thank God for the freedom to homeschool. Nice post.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331330493468554532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-64163202127412675192009-10-05T07:14:06.557-04:002009-10-05T07:14:06.557-04:00I'm in total agreement with everything you jus...I'm in total agreement with everything you just wrote! Less is more. <br /><br />My husband just passed away and one of the things that keeps popping up in my head (a bit sleep deprived so bear with me) is a conversation I had with a casual aquaintance about five years ago. I was nursing my very young infant in the tack room at the small animal barn at our fair. Many people evacuate the vicinity when a woman is nursing- even when everything is covered and very discreet. One of the 4-H dads brought over a cooler for me to use as a foot rest, pulled up a chair, and settled in to visit with me while my son ate. His wife had also nursed and it drove her crazy that everyone acted like she didn't exist while she tended to an infant- especially in the early weeks when you spend about twelve hours a day nursing.<br /><br />He asked me about my family and my husband, and then he asked if I stayed home or if I worked away from home. I answered that my husband found it very important to have a parent at home with his children so I stayed home. Then I shrugged and added, "Of course, we're poor- but we're happy."<br /><br />His words made such a profound impact on me that I remember and lean on them five years later. He said, "You are not poor. You are rich in everything that matters."<br /><br />We never managed (or even really tried) to accumulate wealth and property. Our entire marriage we have found enough money to get by- barely. And yet- we were rich. I am still rich- even today.<br /><br />I am so thankful that he supported homeschooling and wished so strongly for his children to be loved and nurtured and allowed to grow and become the wonderful adults they are destined to be. He always cringed when he heard about this advocacy for more seat time.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17615575846268382329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-60274114882338878382009-10-04T22:10:12.471-04:002009-10-04T22:10:12.471-04:00Hear, hear!
I've spent the last five years wor...Hear, hear!<br />I've spent the last five years working hard to stop thinking "NEED MORE" and begin thinking "Ahhh, just enough" - we are a happier, less cranky bunch as a result.<br />Thanks for this great post-<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033206940045546960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-8573261311788535552009-10-04T20:18:49.660-04:002009-10-04T20:18:49.660-04:00I totally agree! I was horrified when I heard wha...I totally agree! I was horrified when I heard what Obama said. It was so totally uneducated! I wanted to yell. "NO! You don't get it! We don't need more, we need LESS!"<br /><br />I'm so afraid that sometime soon the tentacles of government will squirm into homeschooling and rip it apart. And then what will I do? =(Keeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699051418849331296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-77711106121623535782009-10-04T09:54:05.793-04:002009-10-04T09:54:05.793-04:00I once had a T-shirt that announced "More is ...I once had a T-shirt that announced "More is Less". Why do we need "more" stuff, "more" school, "more" time or "more" anything? I think it's the same reason for other addictions - I once heard it described as throwing more cookies into the dark hole within. More stuff, more cookies, more of anything will never fill up this deep spiritual need. We need to "be with it", to know the real "me" and accept her as she is. And that's a life long journey, oft times scary. Sounds like you're well on your way. Love, MomInner Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119918009359524807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-33941216710630814142009-10-02T23:51:34.139-04:002009-10-02T23:51:34.139-04:00I agree completely! I hate MORE as well. And I don...I agree completely! I hate MORE as well. And I don't throw away useful items, I donate them. Someone can get use out of them. And I love recycling other people's stuff from thrift stores. <br /><br />On the other note I am very opposed to the idea of more school. Parents don't see their children as it is. And they are loosing relationships because of it. I also agree with the destressing. I have had a crazy few months and it shows in myself. I have realized that I am doing too much. And its starting to give me the complex of not being enough because I can't do all of this MORE. I DON'T want my kids to have to do this either. And many countries that are competing with us in academics are actually starting school later and ending earlier than we are. Clearly showing that more is not better. Not to mention kindergarten used to be more voluntary. So already we added MORE and didn't get a good result. The philosophy less is more is truly the case with children and learning.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435420386430512990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-69194513821350520212009-10-02T12:17:03.797-04:002009-10-02T12:17:03.797-04:00Monica: I agree, I don't see this happening fo...Monica: I agree, I don't see this happening for many reasons including yours, but it is always a good idea to keep aware. It would not be the first time an idea like this passed without attention to funding. I'm simply commenting on the idea that if something isn't working, you should do it for longer, as opposed to changing methods to find a more effective way to do it. :o)jugglingpayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10921293051956441475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-30608642581952591012009-10-02T11:44:07.009-04:002009-10-02T11:44:07.009-04:00Bravo!!! Well said.Bravo!!! Well said.~*~The Family~*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/10318808045089371749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-66201053595838257532009-10-02T10:58:30.256-04:002009-10-02T10:58:30.256-04:00I can't see this happening. The teachers will ...I can't see this happening. The teachers will demand more money, the school system can't afford to pay, etc. If it does, I'll be surprised.monica https://www.blogger.com/profile/17663940668422257848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-51490505646366698812009-10-01T20:48:17.895-04:002009-10-01T20:48:17.895-04:00Great post. And they never seem to build homes wit...Great post. And they never seem to build homes with MORE space to fit all this stuff we're encouraged to acquire.<br />These people who think 6 hour days aren't enough for kids at school make me cringe. I've long been anti-homework as it is. Anything that can't be fit into 6 hours for young people should be left for the next day. Home should be a haven of leisure and winding down.<br />I can quite see why that mini movie made an impact on you, the way you described it.<br />Blessings,<br />PaulaPaula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111228953718918006.post-39988677922062949522009-10-01T15:50:40.564-04:002009-10-01T15:50:40.564-04:00ahem. You know, you gave us MORE to think about......ahem. You know, you gave us MORE to think about...TobyBohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059127191235363874noreply@blogger.com