There’s a lot of conversations I see that go something like this: “Oh, that gives me hope for the future.” ~or~ “I feel so much despair, or pain or (insert…
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The Way I Am: My Story & How to Solve Problems
“If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.” ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti With the events of…
On Bombings and Shootings and Mass Killings
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”~Arthur Schopenhauer I have some things to say, and…
Why You Should Unschool Your Kids
There’s a Native American story that in some tribes, to know how the tribe was faring, its members would ask: “How are the children?” I’ve been in public education in…
There is a Massive Women’s Movement Happening On-Line, Are You Aware?
There is a huge women’s movement happening right now. We are not in the streets holding picket signs. We are not being filmed burning our bras. Our mothers and sisters…
A Woman’s Moon Cycle and Why it Matters
Name: Rachel Ellen Haynes (I am named Ellen after my mother and my maternal grandmother. I changed my middle name to Claire as an adult as a ritual to stop…