
A Place of My Own

Children have a deep need for their own special places, humble or grand.
Kim John Payne M.Ed. • Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
Create sacred physical and/or psychological space to make your art. This may be a corner in your bedroom with your laptop and an altar, a garage with an AM/FM radio, or an office with windows that open. “Space” could be your walk after dinner or the half hour you take in the morning to journal, a weekend in a motel with Wi-Fi, or a yearly silent
... See moreDanielle LaPorte • The Fire Starter Sessions
The soulcraft of creating and sustaining safe havens, set apart from the world, in which to seek and savour small authentic joys, is a recurring theme in her work, whether the haven is behind convent walls or in the nursery at the top of the stairs.