by Admin | Aug 14, 2011 | Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, meditation, young adults
This week I find myself in the north-east kingdom of Vermont at a retreat center near St. Johnsbury. Over the almost thirty years since I came to this country with my American born husband and South African born children, I have stayed every several years somewhere in...
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.”...
by Admin | May 20, 2011 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
“If only there was a cure for unhappiness.” The other day someone spoke those words to me accompanied by a heartfelt sigh. Unhappiness is a burden we carry at times and it can be debilitating. Is there a cure? It is easier to contemplate the idea that we cause much of...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2011 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Many of my readers clamor for another post on Generation E. These are mostly readers who have found the early posts in this web blog on that topic of interest and helpful. One of my students recently read my book The Enneagram Intelligences: Understanding Personality...
by Admin | Jan 1, 2011 | ashram, Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Every year in my philosophy classes (high school seniors) when I teach Plato’s The Republic students grapple with Socrates’ notion of happiness. Before we reach that part of the text we do an exercise. As class begins and without any time to think about...
