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What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking and Sacred Space | LinkedIn

What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking and Sacred Space | LinkedIn

It's so easy to miss that much needed downtime, alone time, ME-time; however you call it. Perhaps one can argue that some need it more than others, but we all need it.

One of the most central ideas in Waldorf Education  is the balance of activities presented to a child during a school day.   Waldorf teachers use the term, "breathing-in" and "breathing-out";  in essence tho, i think it's the balance of active learning and downtime, or "creative pause", like the term used in the article above.  Imagine the gift you are giving your child when you cultivate this balance firstly, for yourself (mama, papa or yaya),  and by consistenly creating a "rhythm"  (another term used in Waldorf circles) that is the entirety of these balanced activities in your home life. 

Sta. Lucia (foothills of Banahaw)

These are some photos on the second day of our fielding.  Normally, these parts of Banahaw are filled with pilgrims.  We were lucky there were no people there that day. 

the vegetation was incredible... rainforest..

the springs were coming down from both sides of the mountains. so green.

must be old....

   igneous and sedimentary heaven....

T found something interesting. cool Caloy, in his element.

went home with heavy pockets....

 wet feet....

and happy hearts.

 

Majayjay Falls

On our way there...good trail.

cool and refreshing

it is a medium sized waterfall..can swim around it.

Crater Lakes

It was our geology block and I wanted to take our homeschooling outdoors.    To find such beautiful places not far from where we live... twas the best part.  These lakes were formed primarily in between Mount Makiling and Mt. Banahaw;  some say during the early 15th century. 

Lake Sampaloc;  the biggest of the crater lakes in San Pablo, Laguna.  In the distance is San Cristobal.

this is Lake Yambo.  There was a nice breeze going here, and clean! We crossed the lake on a bangka, and on the other side was another lake still,

lake Pandin

Love this photo...our guide, cool Caloy and my son up front. It was getting late and needed to get to our last stop for the day

lake Palakpakin.  On the horizon is San Cristobal again, and behind is Mt. Banahaw--the sacred mountain.

A group of fishing friends probably catching their dinner, having a good time.  The unpleasant thing was the clear fact that these guys need a couple of classes on environment preservation! tapon lang ng tapon ng yosi! growl.  To the left was a small and clean river that went further around a bend pa.  nonetheless places to treasure and behold!

 

Meet Henry and June

the all orange one is Henry....and the white with orange is, of course, June.

A Current R. Steiner Travelling Exhibit, now in Europe

I wish I could understand more German...but if you're NOT new to Anthroposophie, it is something to be able to see what they have included in the Exhibit.  But if you're a newbie, and don't speak much German, I caution you about your first impressions in general.  The background music on the video doesn't exactly help. But it is 2oth century music, and is nonetheless, appropriate. 

I wrote  about the In Vitra Design Museum in an earlier post.  I loved this place.  During our visit to it in July, I came across a poster announcing this exhibit coming in October.  I was looking out for it, so here is a glimpse of  it.  This is among the first attempts to introduce Rudolf Steiner, one of the most influential figures of the 20th century,  to a wider audience.

 

Michaelmas Table

For me the Violet color seemed to suit the mood of  Michaelmas...it's really a time of self-reflection and looking inward into one's inner space.  The darkness is enveloping and oftentimes, the light is obscured by so much--stuff.  To find the courage to simply go through.....seems so difficult.

Noise-Canceling Devices for a Good Night’s Sleep - Home Tech - NYTimes.com

Used correctly, these gadgets could change your life — you might finally get a reprieve from your snoring spouse, or vice versa; you might finally get your baby to sleep (so you can spend more time with your snoring spouse), or you might finally drown out those unashamedly loud neighbors.

via www.nytimes.com

After I came back from a long stay in the U.S,  I remember vividly as if  yesterday, a moment when tears welled up in my eyes one evening,  from feeling so completely assaulted by the sounds around me... videoke blasting, garbage trucks, tricycles at all hours of the night, street people cursing each other, kids yelling, pigs in a slaughtering house, roosters crowing at 2am!! SH--! hasn't anyone ever heard of NOISE POLLUTION??!! 

my first quilt

I am so psyched to be posting a photo of my first full blown, homemade quilt!  this must've taken me more than 9 months or so.  I got the cotton batting in January this year when I was in Melbourne and it's October.  If I can do it.....you can too!!!