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Communication

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Posted by on in children, collaborating, Community, Family, Personal Values, Social, Spiritual, Striving

January 5,2026- Hana doesn’t like the smell of peppermint oil. When I had it on my breath, after lunch, she put her hand up to her nose. That is one of the messages the little lady sends to those who are paying attention. It’s not all squalling and fussing. Her eye contact is minimal, yet, but she does follow the sound of noise in the room and has started looking up at me when I speak to her. Smiles are mostly for her father, but I have received a few.Cooing shows a general state of contentment.

We have reached a level of communication in our house that I only wish government would follow. If the reasonable wishes of a two-week old infant can be noted and respected by adults in the house, then how is it that the reasonable thoughts and opinions of a citizenry are seen as little more than an impediment to the important affairs of a nation-or even a community (Austin, TX comes to mind, as does Surprise, AZ, in terms of executive hubris towards the public). There are many other examples, from top to bottom.

Hana will speak her mind, with increasing eloquence, as the years progress. She may be off base at times, and one of us will correct her, but she will never be told that she is out of order and needs to be silent. Communication goes two ways, which is something that so often gets forgotten, by those at the top of their respective heap.

Meaning Business

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Posted by on in Education, Personal Values, Poetry, Social, Striving, Uncategorized

January 12, 2017, Prescott-

The child claimed what’s his.

A grown man can’t hold what’s his.

I make little go far.

The above verse is in reference to one of our boys speaking out, about respect, across all lines. He is the smallest of our students, but is being raised by loving parents, to not give an inch, to anyone bigger and stronger, when it comes to holding onto what belongs to him.

A very troubled man, claiming to speak for his Lord, is finding that hubris is an empty vessel, and doesn’t take the place of living in the path of God’s Messengers.  He is leaving shattered pieces, for others to pick up and carry forward.

Much had to be done, financially, these past two weeks.  I made it, thanks to a short-term advance from my bank, which will be re-paid, in full, at midnight.  This is a small example of what gets achieved, time and again, with relatively little.  I will not let my responsibilities, to loved ones, or to those who meet my needs, ever go unmet.

Responsibility for self is always basic.