52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 38 If I had my way, I would give anthroposophy a new name every day to prevent people from hanging on to its literal meaning, from translating it from the Greek, so they can form judgments accordingly. It is immaterial what name we attach to what is being … Continue reading What is in a Name?
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 37 To practice these principles is the important point. Time must be taken to observe things as though we were inside the things themselves with our thinking. We should submerge ourselves in the things and enter into their inner thought activity. If this is done, we gradually become … Continue reading Harmony
This post was originally published on the Waldorf Handwork Educators' blog as a guest post. You can find the original HERE, and I also encourage you to take a look other posts on the blog, as it holds a wealth of experience and wisdom! As a student of the Waldorf Handwork Teacher Training program, I … Continue reading En-joying the Less Enjoyable
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 36 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) We have to distinguish true thinking from the so-called practical thinking, which merely consists in opinions based on the … Continue reading Open-mindedness
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 35 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) When I forget the narrow will of Self,The cosmic warmth that heralds summer's gloryFills all my soul and spirit,To … Continue reading Lose Yourself to Find Yourself
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 34 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) Positivity has had some bad publicity recently. The phrase "toxic positivity" has had a lot of play time in … Continue reading Positivity
This post was originally published on the Waldorf Handwork Educators' blog as a guest post. You can find the original HERE, and I also encourage you to take a look other posts on the blog, as it holds a wealth of experience and wisdom! Community. It is an integral part of education. But what is … Continue reading Community in Learning: A Reflection on Leading Mixed Age Handwork Lessons
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 33 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) Isn't that a great word? Imperturbability. It is a word to describe Steiner's third exercise, equanimity, sometimes referred to … Continue reading Imperturbability
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 32 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) It must be clearly realized that the purpose of this training is to build and not to destroy.The student … Continue reading The Purpose is to Build, Not Destroy
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 31 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) People who call themselves practical imagine that their actions are guided by the most practical principles. When you look … Continue reading Jogging Along with Old Opinions
