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Hero’s Journey
This fall, my daughter took a half-year course called “A Hero’s Journey”, which delved into the theory of Joseph Campbell that all of our favorite stories resonate with us because they follow the same narrative pattern. A hero is separated from what she knows, is tested, receives help, battles and wins, and returns home, not…
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My Daughter, My Hero
We rarely get the opportunity to be truly present in a moment we know will impact our children’s lives. Those moments are usually best appreciated in hindsight…they stand out to us because of what happened afterwards. But last night, I got to witness something pretty amazing. My eleven year old daughter had her very first violin…