by Admin | Jun 11, 2013 | Children, Parenting, young adults
From the New York Journal of Books, June 11 2013 One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One by Lauren Sandler Reviewed by Janet Levine | Released: June 11, 2013 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (224 pages) “. . . raises provocative...
by Admin | May 1, 2013 | Children, college, creativity, Parenting, Uncategorized, young adults
by T. Berry Brazelton Reviewed by Janet Levine | Released: April 29, 2013 Publisher: Da Capo Press (256 pages) Review published in New York Journal of Books www.nyjb.com “Such is the importance of Dr. Brazelton’s work that this sensitive memoir fills a gap as to...
by Admin | Mar 26, 2013 | Children, fiction, Parenting, Uncategorized, young adults
Having read and thought so highly of Tsukiyama’s 1996 book “The Samurai’s Garden” I was excited to pick up “Dreaming Water” last week. It is well-reviewed and Tsukiyama is an esteemed American novelist but this one was obviously not...
by Admin | Aug 3, 2011 | Children, creativity, Generation E, meditation, Parenting, young adults
It has been an interesting couple of weeks. I have been on holiday with my son, my niece (his cousin), her husband and their two baby girls, aged 4 years and 17 months. We have been visited by my ex (my son’s father) and by my son’s friend. That makes...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2011 | ashram, creativity, Darjeeling, E-model, Generation E, meditation, Parenting
One of the Buddha’s profound teachings is that the greatest prayer is patience. Nothing to do, nothing to say, nothing to think, but simply to be, and be patient. Let’s examine this further, what is patience? According to the Buddha’s teachings,...
by Admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Yesterday I opened a Twitter account @jlevinegrp. This is a big step. For months now many of my valued blog readers have asked me if I have a Twitter account so they can become a follower. So now I can shout out, “Yes, I do. Hope to connect with you.”...
