If you do, you will never cease to grow. We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old. Welcome to Living and Learning. A very warm welcome to the Living and Learning Foundation. Find out more about our newest family centre. Find out more about our work overseas. Find out more about our work locally.

Monday, December 2, 2013. 10 Ways to Expect Less. Friday, February 10, 2012. 10 Ways to Expect Less. Many of our woes come from expectations. We build elaborate scenarios in our heads detailing the potential outcomes of situations- how careers will work out, the longevity of relationships- all for comfort. In a bizarre twist of irony that only real life could provide, rarely are our experiences fully synchronous with our expectations, leaving us quite uncomfortable.

My aim is to offer you lots of great resources, inspiration, and encouragement to help you thrive in your rediscovery of this model of education. Can I help show you around? Here are some major areas of the blog that I hope you will find useful. If you are looking for something more specific, look at the Labels in the sidebar or type it into the search bar.

Saturday, July 5, 2014. It has been over eleven months since I last wrote. I think I lost my spark. I lost my drive to keep this going. But I think more than that I lost myself. But today, I found my voice. And I knew that I had something more to say. I was getting my nails done.

People should be free to find or make for themselves the kinds of educational experience they want their children to have. Sunday, December 18, 2011. We recently discovered Pokemon and having fun with all the various ways to enjoy. Never knew there were so many Pokemon related things. We decided we wanted to try finding a Pokemon video game and heard about the Wii game Pokepark. So before we make Christmas cookies today, we are having some fun in the Pokepark! Links to this post.