Being able to make my own decisions, being able to be creative and create. Living my life with a Montessori blueprint, discovering life. My parents never "grounded" me and I was never spanked. Having my... More »
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Fundamentally, to be loved. I've worked with many children throughout my life and the reoccurring empty hole is, they felt the weren't loved. Never told, never hugged, never acknowledged, never honored, never asked their thoughts or... More »
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Sewing a unique costume with my Gran. Sharing candy with my little brother, we'd go trick-or-treating and then come home and dump all our candy out on the living room floor and start negotiating trades, knowing... More »
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I created my imaginary worlds in the books I read...they were a launchpad for my creative dreamings and thoughts. I created imaginary worlds with the animals I had surrounding me, we lived away from everyone and... More »
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"The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, "The Little Prince", and "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau (my Mom started to me early in my life and I remember liking to hear about what happens at the... More »
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I was curious. Picking things up, feeling the texture and touching them, asking questions, (for awhile my nickname was Curious George, because I love that little guy, and I acted like him too!), brusque, living... More »
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My younger brother. It wasn't until I was older that I realized he was my best friend when we were kids. We did everything together and I don't remember anyone having as much impact on... More »
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I made things. A fort with my paper artwork safety-pinned to the colorful beach towels that made up my walls. My younger brother and I made things with lincoln logs. In 3rd grade, I made my... More »
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