In our February 2 blog post, we started a list of more than 20 ways in which young children discuss the meaning of love. Here are numbers six through 10.
What Does Love Mean?: Part Two
Written by Braiden Rex-Johnson on February 6, 2012
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What Does Love Mean?: Part One
Written by Braiden Rex-Johnson on February 2, 2012
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this amazing email describing what love is came into my inbox.
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Just Two More Words
Written by Anonymous on January 16, 2012
If I had the chance I would simply tell them all, “Thank you.”
Blood Families Vs. Chosen Families
Written by Braiden on November 24, 2011
Have you thought about who your “real” family is? Are your friends really your friends? Is your blood family your real “family?”
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STUDY and LEARN
Written by Braiden on November 17, 2011
“From my personal and clinical perspective, our culture does not provide much support when it comes to learning to speak and listen to the language of grief.”
Give Me Just Five Minutes
Written by Braiden on November 10, 2011
Today I’m asking for just five minutes of your day. Get set, go. . .start writing about a dearly departed loved person or pet in your life.
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The Real Meaning of “Kin”
Written by John Paul Carter on March 1, 2011
“Kin” is a small but powerful word that brings together two beautiful actions that are inseparable: love and understanding. When we feel understood, we feel loved. And when we feel loved, we trust that we will be understood.
The Circles of our Lives
Written by Braiden on February 1, 2011
The circle of influence, he said, encompasses those matters which we care about and have the power to effect and change. The larger circle of concern includes those things that matter to us but over which we have little or no control.
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Give Me Just Five Minutes: Writers’ Tips Continued
Written by Braiden on August 5, 2010
In my previous post, I described a timed exercise–writing about a topic for a specified period of time, which somehow causes the brain to react quickly and well–and promised I’d share additional tricks writers use to get in “flow,” that elusive but wonderful feeling when the thoughts and words are flowing, almost as if from a higher intelligence or being.
Keep reading: Give Me Just Five Minutes: Writers’ Tips Continued
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Why Write a Five More Minutes With Story?
Written by Braiden on May 3, 2010
Writing my stories for FMMW was more therapeutic than all of the psychoanalysis I’ve done!
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