I make my daughter’s lunch every day, even though she is a junior in high school. One of my goals in parenting has been to encourage autonomy in my kids, and yet nearly every morning I’m standing at the counter in my pajamas, chopping red peppers. Sometimes I wonder if I should keep doing this, and my parental fears of children who are unable to fend for themselves rear their ugly heads. Sometimes I even drive her to school, despite the fact that the high school is only three blocks away and the parking lot is a nightmare in the mornings. Cold, snowy mornings when you are carrying a heavy backpack and two musical instruments can be made a little brighter with a ride. I have learned that these times are not about being unable to do something, just an instance of learning to receive help and kindness. And although I want my kids to be independent and capable, I also want them to be kind and helpful as well.
Sacred Geometry
By Melonie Cannon
She who has eyes to see, let her seethe shape of Godsettled in the crook of a treea clean fish bonea pomegranate lifted to lipsthe pelvis of a woman She turns vertical a sunflower seed,the eye of Horus-a bold ichthys-and sees a Venn Diagram of an upturned bowl of starslayer upon layerof the Milky Wayfoldedinto …
