Review – Rule #4: Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
Rules #1, #2, and #3 all reflect a brilliant mind trying to put a philosophy down on paper, no easy task for a brilliant mind that knows too much for…
Review: Rule#3 – Make friends with people who want the best for you
Rule #3: Make friends with people who want the best for you Rule #1: Stand up Straight with your shoulders back and Rule#2: Treat Yourself like someone you are Responsible…
Review: Dr. Jordan Peterson’s Rule #2: Treat Yourself like someone you are Responsible for helping
continuing our review of Dr. Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules of Life: an antidote to Chaos, we move on from Rule #1: Stand up Straight with your shoulders back, and continue…
Dr. Jordan Peterson’s Rule #1: Stand up Straight with your shoulders back
Unless you have been living under a rock you have heard of Dr. Jordan Peterson. He is everywhere these days, and it seems everybody has an opinion of him. The…
Homeschooling: Quest for Inspiring Teachers
Daily writing promptWho was your most influential teacher? Why?View all responses For the homeschool parent, this question takes on a critical importance. Why? Because we are responsible for providing our…
Homeschool Dad – What happened to my social life!?
Daily writing promptWhat do you wish you could do more every day?View all responses Today's writing prompt, "What do you wish you could do more every day?" hit a little…
A Rose tattoo
What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? I would get a compass rose with the Christian cross as the needle on my upper left shoulder. Flowing…
Hinamatsuri (雛祭り): a time to appreciate your daughter (even more!)
Hinamatsuri (雛祭り): Japan's Girl's Day celebration Hinamatsuri, Girl's Day, in Japan is on March 3rd every year and is a time to focus our attention and appreciation on our daughters!…
Enburi Festival In Northern Japan- Old Is New With This Ancient Japanese Cultural Tradition!
Winter holds sway! Deep in winter's heart, when the cold is strongest and darkness holds sway - the Japanese heart yearns for spring and the resumption of the rural rhythm…
Old Japanese Barn finds: a balance between materialism and minimalism
https://youtu.be/APqX07-Wxwk?si=oDW_Qg1IzYcVH0Ib Echoes of the past Japanese Barn Finds: materialism in balance? As we continue to restore the akiya (空き家) here in Northern Japan, I recently started cleaning out the old…
