Sunday, August 31, 2008

To Be or Not to be.....

"'To be or not to be' is not the question... it is the answer."



~Fred Alan Wolf, Quantum Theorist

Parent in a way that is in tune with nature and doesn't fight nature

Raise kids who are WITH you, and not fighting AGAINST you.

Kids with a deep sense of self worth that frees them to do the right thing.

You only get one chance to raise your kids, so don't leave it to chance.

When I looked at many popular and widely available parenting books I was not only unhappy with what I read but occasionally alarmed. Often the advice doesn't comply with what I know about the nature of children and following that advice could set parents in conflict with the needs of their babies and small children.

I have long believed that fundamental human nature hasn't changed for thousands of years. Throughout my life in order to understand the world and anticipate what people are likely to do in the future I have looked to understand what human beings have always done in the past. When I became a parent I realised that the same approach works with babies and small children - only more so. Children operate so much on instinct that their reactions are even more predictable and understandable, once you know where these instincts come from.

This insight has worked for me to end up with two confident, self assured, disciplined and happy children. It can work for you.



To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

LESSON: Positive Attitudes and Fostering Optimism for Kids

You know when someone is positive and optimistic.

Generally they are interested and interesting, adventurous, braver than others to try new things and curious about lots of things. They are usually not bored; they have so much that they want to find out about and do.

Optimistic and positive people are also more likely to be thankful for what they have, and show genuine gratitude to others.

Little children are like this, but somehow, sometimes, it begins to change.

Let’s encourage them to stay optimistic.

As parents, we all do the best we know.
We do a great job; we love our kids, and have fun as a family.

But sometimes it just takes someone else discussing an idea, or a note in an article, or perhaps even one of these lessons, to set us on a path we hadn’t thought about before, and we can add to our skills and ‘parent tools’.

In this lesson, ‘Encouraging Optimism and Positive Attitudes’, as with all of the previous lessons, you build on your skills over time, and at the same time you help to develop your child’s skills and ability to cope with his world beautifully.

A lot of your progress with him comes from bringing yourself to a much greater awareness of your language.

If your words and communications with him are focused on the positive rather than the negative, this begins to be the way to think and act at your place for all the family.

Once again it’s in the little things that make the difference.

For example, instead of “Don’t do xxxxx” we can say “Have you thought of doing xxxxx”, or perhaps “Would you like to do xxxxx”. (Then when you really need to shout ‘Don’t’ in a dangerous situation say, he will jump to action).

When children are whining and complaining, instead of talking about that issue, you can change the subject and just ignore the negative talk (especially for younger children - talk about something they are really interested in), or for older children, find something positive about the issue he is talking about, in other words, turn it around.

It’s a scientific fact that when you raise the level of endorphins in the body you feel happier and more positive.

Activate those little fellers with exercise and laughter.

As you start to bring your focus to using positive language with your child, you will start thinking of even more little actions that will guide him to be a more positive person..

Here are some fun starters/reminders:

Little Actions on a Daily Basis
  • After school, instead of asking “How was school today?” ask about the most interesting thing he learnt, or the funniest thing that happened, or the best game he played.
  • Laugh a lot. Laughter is the BEST creator of endorphins, and boosts a feeling of optimism
  • Play a Game of Five Senses – in the car, or as you are sitting around the table; it just takes a few minutes. Take it in turns for each member of the family to say what they see, hear, smell, taste and feel/touch. Have a laugh too.
  • Observe good things he does and says and comment what you like about that
  • As you tuck him into bed ask him to tell you about the three best things that happened today – focusing his mind on the positive
  • Keep TV watching to a set minimum each day. Set some rules for him here. Remove exposure to those negative stories from his life
  • Always follow through with what you say you will do. If he is continually ‘let down’ he begins to give up; he doesn’t trust that things work out for him; pessimism about his world creeps in
    Be grateful yourself for the good things, and teach him to observe the lovely things that happen in his life each day
  • Show him that when you give a smile, you get a smile (raise his endorphins) and improve his good feelings
  • You are the role model. If you are optimistic and look forward to life’s events with excitement, you child is more likely to be the same.

Here are some things to think about

  • Awareness of the language we use (positive rather than the negative)
  • Appropriate information for children to know (world issues like war and famine; frightening events like murder, robbery and attacks on people are not subjects for children to hear about; they become fearful)
  • Learning to notice positive things
  • Be watchful for changes. Does you child show sadness lately that wasn’t there before. Find out what is going on - now
  • Health and nutrition (Yes again – good food, and adequate sleep are crucial)
  • Being a role model (talk more about the good things happening in your life)
  • Be aware of the danger of expecting perfection (ALWAYS expecting children to be 100% positive). This can actually set them up to fail
  • Smiling. When you give a smile, you get one back
  • Learning to look forward to events with excitement and anticipation

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To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Teaching Family Values

When you start to think about it, you know what your family values are. Every day, as situations arise, you react in a certain way – in a way that is congruent with your values. As your children grow, they pick up these ideas and values from you; they know how to respond to life.

They are very secure when they know ‘what is the RIGHT thing to do, and what is the WRONG thing to do.’ Sometimes they are uncertain, they go this way and that, and are easily influenced. A child who knows ‘where he stands’ is a happy child. As parents we can give them this sense of security.

You know you show her your family values every day.

Little kids need to be shown what you expect, as they learn what is right and wrong in your house. They learn from watching you, they learn from you telling them. Even quite big kids and teenagers benefit hugely from having values spelt out for them – not rammed down their throats of course, but subtly discussed.

You see parents teaching their children their values every day, even if they are not conscious of what they are doing. In the supermarket one mom will allow her children to help themselves to grapes in the fresh produce area, and even to open a pack of chocolate, to eat as they go around, leaving the wrapper on some shelf somewhere. The value she is teaching is that it’s okay to take things that belong to businesses. At her friend’s house perhaps she would not allow her children to take things in the same way, or perhaps she would…..

It’s actually fun to start to think of what you stand for, and to write your values down.
Where do you stand on some of the following?
  • Honesty and integrity
  • Kindness
  • Our family sticks together and supports each other
  • Fairness
  • Taking account of each family member’s feelings (positive and negative)
  • Co-operation and thoughtfulness
  • Reliability
  • Good manners
  • Responsibility
  • How to treat people worse off than you
  • The importance of education
  • Kindness to helpless animals
  • Acceptable behaviour and consequences of certain actions
  • How to respond to people more important/richer/famous than you
  • How important each family member is
  • We eat healthy food and look after our bodies
  • Respect for authority
It’s the simple day to day moments that you have with your children to teach them. In the supermarket we say quietly to a little one “No, we can’t eat the grapes until we pay for them. We don’t just help ourselves to things belonging to someone else. Let’s buy a bag, and you can have some for lunch.”

At our friend’s house we say quietly to her “No, we can’t just eat Carol’s grapes. We don’t just help ourselves to things belonging to someone else. Let’s ask if she can spare a little bunch for you to have for morning tea.“ The fact that you are quietly talking to her is also showing that you respect her, and will not embarrass her in public.


To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Fostering Optimism and Positive Attitudes in Your Child

Okay - the important thing here to remember is that just one fun session will not result in huge changes right away. You want to support growth towards a more positive outlook for your children, so it’s a matter of continuous consistent effort as you work towards this outcome for them.

With an older child, (or all the family), sit down together one day to plan a year’s calendar of events. It could be weekly, monthly, every second month or four times a year – depending on how big your plans are.

Make sure you only commit to what you are prepared to fulfill; the point of this exercise is to demonstrate looking forward with optimism and a positive attitude to something coming up. It’s okay to explain that some ideas won’t work for you – or that maybe they need to be modified.

Say to him: “I thought it could be fun to plan some things to do together for the rest of the year, would you like to do that?” = Wow, Mom wants to be with me to have some fun = this sounds exciting = I will look forward to this

Start to make a list together that he will write down in any order.

Have a few (realistic for you) ideas up your sleeve to set the ball rolling. If he suggests things that are too ‘huge/expensive/time-consuming’ you could counter with even more extreme ideas and have a laugh together as you then think of ideas that can really work more easily for you both. Perhaps there could be one ‘special’ event in there to top off the year. = This is fun = I am excited to think of what is coming up = I feel really positive about all these ideas

Next sort your list into date order together and get him to make up his Yearly Chart = Mom really is going to do this with me = I know this will happen with my Mom = I am confident about our future plans

Choose something for today to actually start the first event; say making a kite together and go fly it = Mom really does want to do stuff with me + I am looking forward with excitement and anticipation

Pin his Chart near his bed so that you can comment together on it nightly. A great way to go off to sleep, with something to look forward to and dream about = When I make plans with Mom they really happen = Mom can be relied on = my world can be relied upon

Now over the weeks and months, build on his excited anticipation for each event.

Look at your chart together at what is coming up. Make plans together. Even make small changes as you get better ideas – but not LOTS of changes on your part or his.

This is about looking forward to something that can be relied on with anticipation and hopefulness = I feel great about my world, it is an exciting place = I feel great about my future, I expect fun things to happen

A cautionary word!

His Chart and dreams will crash spectacularly, with devastating results if you don’t fulfill your part of the commitment. You know he doesn’t really care about what you do, how big or small it is. What he really wants is to know that you can be relied upon, that you want to be with him.

That’s the fun!


To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Friday, August 29, 2008

As you sow, so shall you reap....

All the great religions and philosophies speak of the Law of Cause and Effect.

They phrase it in a variety of ways:
  • What you sow, so shall you reap.
  • If you put a lot out, you get a lot back.
  • You can't get back something other than what you give.
  • You can't grow potatoes by planting corn... and you can't reap diamonds by planting rocks.
  • What goes around, comes around.
  • As you give, so shall you receive.

What you put out to your child comes back in his/her behaviors. I was at the market today watching the saddest scene... a mother shouting at her child about respect. Here she was, out of control, yelling that passers by were actually stopping, giving this poor 5 or 6 year old a lecture on respect... totally UNaware of her lack of respect for the poor child (and everyone who witnessed it, uncomfort, embarassment and totaly sympathy for the child!)

Just wanted to share that - it's so sad to see people who are not conscious of the power of their words and attitudes....

To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Start each day off with an inspirational message - - -

Start each day off with an inspirational message....

If you have days when everything seems to be off, nagging problems refuse to resolve, you feel doubt and restlessness within and your heart is not at peace, what you need is...

Wisdom Flash

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Wayne Dyer Ten Secrets

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To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Parents - Take Three Minutes to Get More Spiritual

SPIRITUAL By James Arthur Ray

You live in a vibrational universe - everything is vibration from thought to thing.

Science and spirituality both agree that what appears to be empty space is actually a field of unlimited consciousness and potential.
To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

What you leave in your children is more important than what you leave to them.

What you leave in your children is more important than what you leave to them.

Parents have enormous power to influence their children's lives and directions. So, how can you and your children achieve the goals of self-confidence and self-esteem?
I've recorded this special DVD program that tells you how!

Raising Confident Kids by Denis Waitley

By watching this program, you'll understand:

· Authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved parenting styles
· How to compete with media and peers to be your child's role model
· The importance of discovering a child's natural gifts
· Setting goals that are "out of reach" but not "out of sight"
· And much more!

Parents have enormous power to influence their children's lives and directions. By recognizing and harnessing that power, they can help kids develop the sense of belonging, individual identity, self-worth, and competency they want and need to become strong, effective adults.

With 14 books to his credit and over 10 million audio programs sold, Denis Waitley is one of America's best-known and well-respected authors, lecturers, and consultants. A graduate of Annapolis and holder of a doctorate in human behavior, he has won numerous awards for work with youth and is a director of the National Council on Self-Esteem.

The Seeds of Greatness -The Value-Based Family Enrichment Program for 21st Century Leaders!

Subjects Include: Your Parenting Style - Money Management for Kids - How to Master Creativity - How to say "No" - Your Children's Learning Styles - The Power of Faith - How Your Children View You - Strength Through Adversity - How to Discover Children's Potential - Seven Steps in Goal Setting - Four Cornerstones of Self-Esteem - Becoming a Win-Win Parent - Internal vs. External Values - Children as Win-Win Leaders - Discipline as the Success Key - Practice Makes Permanent - We Become What We Watch - Dealing with Risky Behavior - Building Healthy Habits - Problem Solving with Kids - How to Instill Self-Determination - Leading in a Blended Family - How to Delay Gratification - Parent/Child Communication - Honesty Begins at Home - Technology and Media Impacts - Effective Anger Management - How to Reduce Family Stress - Methods of Positive Motivation - How to Live the Golden Rule - and Much More!

This system is designed to reinforce the best practices of a nurturing leader that you already know and utilize. It will also give you many fresh ideas on making your home a place your kids will want to come back to, rather than get away from. This system also applies to organizations and teams, where the team members learn leadership skills from their own coaches and role models within a company or work group.

To your continued growth and journey!
Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Sharing a Wonderful Resource - Life With Passion!

The world is shifting. No longer will our world support the pursuit of money for money's sake. We are entering a time when people are recognizing that none of us lives in isolation. This newsletter exists to show people everywhere how to step into this new world where abundance for all is the natural state of life.

See where you stand today: Take the Passion Test

Self-Knowledge - This is the foundation of success, happiness and fulfillment in your life. Self-knowledge is not something you get and then you're done. It's an ongoing lifetime process of discovery. Janet and Chris Attwood have spent their entire lives focused on exploring the Self. One thing is sure: no one ever achieved any level of financial*freedom without clarity in this area. Fundamental to self knowledge is knowing your purpose in life.

Giving - Why is giving the first pillar? "When people come together with the intention of giving maximum, each receives maximum." Have you ever bought anything unless you thought you were goinng to get at least as much value as what you paid? Of course not. You may have been disappointed after your purchase, but the reason you paid your hard earned money is because you expected to receive value. All successful people and organizations understand that long-term relationships are the basis of their success. Long term relationships only happen by continuing to give more value than is expected.

Dreams - Your dream is your "why." It is the reason you do what you do on the road to wealth and success. If your dreams are small, your results will be small. When your dreams are big, then you soon realize you need the next pillar, "teams" to achieve your dream. Big dreams simply can't be done alone. The clearer you are about your dreams, the sooner you will find them showing up in your life.

Teams - Financial*freedom is not a solo event. We like to say team stands for "Together Everyone Acheives Miracles." So, how do you create a successful team? Where do you find members for your team? How do you structure your team so financial freedom is the outcome? Janet is one of the founders of "Mastermind Mentors" which has spent thousands of hours researching the secrets the greatest masters in history used to create their teams.

Mentors - They show you the shortcuts. They help you avoid the pitfalls. They give you the perspective you need to keep going when everything seems to be falling apart. They are indispensable. Sometimes they are someone you work with. Sometimes a mentor is an event that happens in your life. Sometimes they are a teacher or trainer. In all cases they are a source of knowledge, learning, and new understanding.

Alliances - Alliances are an expansion of the principle of teams. By creating alliances, you create the ability to leverage your results to create outcomes others would think are impossible. In fact, Janet and Chris have a company whose sole purpose is to create relationships (Enlightened Alliances).

Systems, Skills and Tools - This is what most people focus on. HOW do I do it? Of course, the how is important. It's just not as important as some people think. Our friends, Mark Victor Hansen and Bob Allen say system stands for, "Save Yourself Time, Energy and Money." And that's what systems do. Passive Income - Our friend, T. Harv Eker, who wrote the foreward for The Passion Test, says financial*freedom is "when your passive income exceeds the cost of your desired lifestyle." You can make all the money in the world, but if you haven't mastered the art of creating multiple streams of passive income, you won't be financially free.

What is the Measure of Success?

Is success only measured by whether you have financial*freedom? Of course not. Success may be measured by the quality of children you raise, or the quality of your parents' lives as they get older, or by your position in society, or by the number of people who seek you out for help and guidance. There are many measures of success.

So, why do we put so much emphasis on being financially free? Because financial*freedom leads to all kinds of other freedoms: freedom to enjoy your family and friends, freedom to travel, freedom to be rested, fresh and fully conscious, freedom to good in the world, freedom to use your time as you choose rather than as others dictate.

See where you stand today - Take the Passion Test

We believe it is the birthright of every person on earth to enjoy financial*freedom. Wealth is not limited by anything except human creativity. We know that there is no limit to creativity, so ultimately there must be no limit to the ability to create wealth. Are you ready to enjoy finnancial*freedom? If so, you're going to love the coming issues of "Enlightened Wealth." Our life's mission is to make the principles of enlightened wealth the only acceptable way of doing business or running social organizations.

You can help and support that mission by shaing this newsletter with others, and encouraging them to subscribe by going to:

Thank you for choosing to make the principles of enlightened wealth a part of your life and your work.

We look forward to our long and fruitful association,
Chris and Janet Attwood





To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek

President/CEO

Waldorf Homeschoolers

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Parents - Collect Your Hope, Finding, Forgiveness and Make Miracles

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing.
Action always generates inspiration.
Inspiration seldom generates action.
~ Frank Tibolt

Hope, Finding Forgiveness, and Making Miracles.


We have all experienced moments of deep spiritual connection and truth, but what happens when that erratic driver swerves his car only inches in front of your car, cutting you off as you speed along the highway? Suddenly you find that the love and spirituality that you had been feeling gets slammed down hard and fast, like the break pedal that strained beneath the weight of your stressed right foot. Along with your vehicle, your peace of mind also came to an abrupt halt.

As this world appears to be speeding up and wrapping itself around fear-based thoughts, you find yourself having to make difficult choices. How do you find moments of grace during these personally trying times? The answer, according to renowned author Marianne Williamson, lies in asking for grace as you choose to focus on the opportunities that exist within these experiences. In this unprecedented program, she personally shares powerful and provocative insights into how you can learn to transcend such challenges and receive the grace that is inherent in each and every situation you face.



Marianne WilliamsonMarianne is featured in publications ranging from Newsweek to Vanity Fair. She has been called a visionary - "the voice of her generation". A compassionate and compelling public speaker, her lectures on the spiritual psychotherapy and interpretations of "A Course In Miracles" have won critical acclaim and consistently are sold-out worldwide. She is the best-selling author of the audio seminar "Live".

To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Saturday, August 23, 2008

You Are Welcome - Notes on Inspiration

You wrote: "Thank you for this message. There was information in it that I wasn't even aware that I was looking for."

You are welcome. I have been placing the new site together and was just working on the "testimonials" page, reading all of the thank you and love letters from the past - and reading your note was very inspiring.

I poured so much into the site, way back when... and since then I have traveled a lot, experienced a lot and grown a lot. I have been acting as a coach and consultant and what you expressed is exactly what I now do...

You also wrote: "BUT - and here's where this note is applicable to this group - this awesome post came up answering a question about lined paper. Within it I felt inspired to look within and decide just exactly what message I want to send to my son; what do I want to cultivate and what do I want to share(?) I do feel daunted by the task as I am a beginner at learning about Steiner, Waldorf etc. and I feel a little over my head, but I wills hare that I am far more comfortable admitting that I feel a little over my head than sending him some where that his entire being andessence will not be nurtured and inspired. I know that in sharing this with those in the "real world" (read: not this site) I'll betold that I'm too sensitive, that I need to let go and I need to give myself a break so that I can learn and he can learn and we can come together. I'm not sure if I'm strong enough but I am inspired enough...."

My work and mission is to inspire people to go for it, to awaken to the inner courage to do what it takes to make their homeschooling journey a success. Soon, when the site is active - it's my hope to continue to provide this inspiration and my services to all of the parents who need this little extra push...

To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Inspirational Information for Waldorf Homeschoolers



The Book EVERY Parent Should Read!

Every parent should read this book.
I once asked a five-year-old what he would take
with him if he were going to heaven.
He replied 'I would take my parents
because I think that up there
they would have more time with me'... 'nuff said."
~Art Linkletter


To a Child, Love is Spelled T-I-M-EWith beautiful photographs, heartwarming quotes and inspirational insights, this book encouragtes parents to make time for what's most important in life. Best-selling authors Mac Anderson and Lance Wubbels offer inspirational insights on what parenting is all about. It's a little book with a powerful message. It will make you rethink life's priorities. This is a perfect gift for any organization with children or parents as their focus.

Waldorf Parents - What Do You Really Want for Your Children?

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Questioning thousands of parents and educators, Dr.Wayne Dyer learned firsthand what people really want for their children. They don’t particularly want their kids to go to fancy schools, acquire riches or live "the good life." They do want them to have personal integrity and high self-esteem, and to grow up with love and peace in their hearts. Children raised the Wayne Dyer way feel useful and needed. They are inner- rather then outer-directed. They live a stress-free life naturally, without resorting to drugs.

Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D. is a recognized leader in the field of self-development. He is a popular lecturer, psychotherapist, and best-selling author. An award-winning speaker, he was elected to the International Speakers Hall of Fame and awarded the prestigious Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International.

What Do You Really Want for Your ChildrenQuestioning thousands of parents and educators, Dr.Wayne Dyer learned firsthand what people really want for their children. They don’t particularly want their kids to go to fancy schools, acquire riches or live “the good life.” They do want them to have personal integrity and high self-esteem, and to grow up with love and peace in their hearts. Children raised the Wayne Dyer way feel useful and needed. They are inner- rather then outer-directed. They live a stress-free life naturally, without resorting to drugs.

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World

In today's fast-paced ever-changing society, parents are hit with more controversial, pressure-packed decisions to make than ever before. With the Internet, cable television, and video games bombarding our children and attempting to make an assault on their minds daily, what are parents to do? In today's ever-changing economic and social climate, how do parents find the balance necessary to positively raise their children?

Zig Ziglar, one of America's most prominent motivational speakers and success coaches now brings you the guidelines that you need to face life's parental challenges. In this updated version of Zig's classic audio book Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World, Zig shows you that today's parenting challenges really aren't so different from the challenges of the past. (What would Steiner say, I wonder... He'd most likely make this Waldorf Teacher Training material!)

Every decade had its share of problems. With timeless methods to implement in every household, Zig shows you that you do have what it takes to raise good, healthy, respectful children. Based on research from countless sources and Zig's own personal experiences, The New Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World shows you how to do just that - and more.

Zig will give you tips on how to establish good communication with your children. No matter what age they are, you'll be able to come across with love, care, compassion, and sensitivity in any situation with your children. You'll learn not only to nurture your children physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. Zig's advice is timeless. You'll establish or re-establish a relationship with your children as you rediscover the special, precious beings that they are.

In The New Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World, you'll learn:
  • The positive qualities of a positive parent.
  • How to shield your child from the constant negative media barrage.
  • How to build your child's self-image.
  • How to discipline your child in the most loving manner.
  • The greatest gift you can give your child.
  • How to talk to your child about sex.

Raising children today is a tough job, but it is the most rewarding, fulfilling job you can have. The best thing you can learn is that if you instill in your children character-building and moral values as early in their lives as possible, the rewards your family reaps will be something you'll treasure later on. Raising positive children in our sometimes overwhelmingly negative world can be done - but it's not always easy.

Let Zig show you that if you're committed to your children for the long haul, the results will be the most loving relationships you will ever be blessed with.

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative WorldZig Ziglar, one of America's most prominent motivational speakers and success coaches now brings you the guidelines that you need to face life's parental challenges. In this updated version of Zig's classic Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World, Zig shows you that today's parenting challenges really aren't so different from the challenges of the past.

Strong and Confident Children in the Face of Life's Adversities

You want your children strong and confident, especially in the face of life's adversities.

You want them to feel a sense of responsibility-a desire to do the right thing without having to be told what to do.

Denis Waitley can help you and your children achieve the goals of self-confidence and self-esteem.

He clearly describes the many telltale signs of low self-esteem so you'll more quickly know when children are depressed or overly critical of themselves. You'll not only recognize the warning signs, but also know exactly how to counteract the situation.

To learn more, click here

To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka "Kit" Hilmar-Jezek

Back to School: Forget Focusing on the Grades - JUST HAVE FUN!!!!


Ground Rules for Going Back to School

In my opinion, based on my own personal experience, kids function best when they're real clear about exactly what's expected of them in any given situation or under any particular set of circumstances.

Every year since he first began school, in the day or two prior to the beginning of each new school year, I've sat down with my son, who's now ten years old, to "lay down the law", so to speak, about exactly what I expected of him ins chool and to issue him his "marching orders" for the upcoming school year.

This year won't be any exception.

Although my expectations for him haven't changed over the last several years, with a new school year about to begin, I've been thinking about them again in preparation for our annual talk together and thought I'd take a few moments to share them with you.

Here they are:

Expectation #1 - I expect him to behave himself and treat others as he'd like to be treated.

The first and single, most important thing I expect of him in school is to be polite, mind his manners, and treat others as he'd like to be treated. All three elements of this expectation are very closely related and because he understands *why* they're important, he has no trouble whatsoever living up to them.

Here's why...

One summer day, shortly before he started school, we were driving somewhere (probably a toy store :-)), when, seemingly out of nowhere, he asked me what I knew about this "God thing", as he phrased it.

As simply as I could put it, I shared with him my personal belief...

Essentially... That One is All and All is One.

That one Intelligent Substance manifests itself as what appears to be many elements of the material world.

Simply put...We're all made from the same Stuff, a Thinking Stuff.

After I finished my simplified explanation of this concept, he sat there quietly for a moment or two, staring out the car window, then he looked at me and said..."Daddy, that makes sense!"

And, with "ah-ha" written all over his face, he added..."So that's why you're always telling me to love my neighbor as myself and to treat other people the way I want to be treated, because we're all one, right Daddy?"

At age five...He got it! :-)

Expectation #2 - I expect him to do his best. Unlike many, if not most, parents and teachers, I could careless what his grades in school are... Really! You should see the look on people's faces, especially his teachers, when I tell them this.

So, what do I expect?

Simple...I expect him to put everything he's got into everything he does and do the best work he can possibly do.

Throughout his writings, Wallace D. Wattles, best known forhis classic masterpiece "The Science of Getting Rich", repeatedly stresses the importance of doing all you can do each day and doing each separate act in the most perfect manner possible.

That's *exactly* what I expect of him!

If, every single day, he does *all* he can do that day and if, every single day, he does each separate thing he does in school in the most *perfect* manner possible, with the purpose of learning...

And that, in the opinion of his teachers and/or the school system, earns him an "A"...
Great!

If it earns him a "B"...
Great!

If it earns him a "C"...
Great!

If it earns him a "D"...
Great!

If it earns him an "F"...
Great...

I really don't care! :-)

Why?

Because doing everything you can do each day and doing each separate thing you do in the most perfect manner possible with a purpose is the secret to success in anything and if he just learns this one lesson and applies it, he'll be successful in life regardless of what his grades in school are.

Expectation #3 - I expect him to have fun.

Life is meant to be fun, not a bore, and I expect him to have fun in school.

Now...

Please understand...

I don't expect him to be the "class clown" or a "wise guy". However...I do expect him to look for ways to make his "work" fun.

If he learns how to make his "work" fun, he'll never have to"work" a day in his entire life.

Well...

There you have them...

My ten-year-old's "marching orders" for the upcoming school year.

In prior school years, because he's been very clear about exactly what I expected of him in school and because he's been very clear about exactly why I expected those things of him, he's never failed to live up to my expectations and make me very proud of him...

I don't expect this school year to be any different.

Tony Mase is a serious student of the works of Wallace D.Wattles and the publisher of the "A Powerful Life: The LostWritings of Wallace D. Wattles" ebook by Wallace D.Wattles...

To get your book, "A Powerful Life: The Lost Writings of Wallace D. Wattles",
or to simp[ly learn more, please click here
To your continued growth and journey!
Kytka "Kit" Hilmar-Jezek

Peer Pressure - Kids and Parents Learn that Friends Influence - Good or Bad!


Good Morning!

I am on several mail lists and each day I dedicate morning time to my growth and expansion. Today, I was just about going through my mail, and was preparing to write to this blog when this arrived in my mailbox. You know, synchronicity is pretty amazing that way, because I was going to write about "how friends influence"... and then Jim came to my rescue with insights I just HAVE to share!

(Jim Rohn has a website which I frequent often for motivation and inspiration. He is one of my mentors... I encourage you to learn more about him here: Jim Rohn International

Evaluating Your Associations
by Jim Rohn

If you were to evaluate the major influences in your life that have shaped the kind of person you are; this has to be high on the list: the people and thoughts you choose to allow into your life.

Mr. Shoaff gave me a very important warning in those early days that I would like to share with you. He said, "Never underestimate the power of influence."

Indeed, the influence of those around us is so powerful! Many times we don't even realize we're being strongly affected because influences generally develop over an extended period of time.

Peer pressure is an especially powerful force because it is so subtle. If you're around people who spend all they make, chances are excellent that you'll spend all you make. If you are around people who go to more ball games than concerts, chances are excellent that you'll do the same thing. If you are around people who don't read, chances are excellent that you won't read. People can keep nudging us off course a little at a time until finally, we find ourselves asking, "How did I get here?"

Those subtle influences need to be studied carefully if we really want our lives to turn out the way we've planned.

With regard to this important point, let me give you three key questions to ask yourself.
They may help you to make better analysis of your current associations.

Here is the first question: "Who am I around?" Make a mental note of the people with whom you most often associate. You've got to evaluate everybody who is able to influence you in any way.

The second question is: "What are these associations doing to me?" That's a major question to ask. What have they got me doing? What have they got me listening to? What have they got me reading? Where have they got me going? What do they have me thinking? How have they got me talking? How have they got me feeling? What have they got me saying? You've got to make a serious study of how others are influencing you, both negatively and positively.

Here's a final question: "Is that okay?" Maybe everyone you associate with has been a positive, energizing influence. Then again, maybe there are some bad apples in the bunch.

All I'm suggesting here is that you take a close and objective look. Everything is worth a second look, especially the power of influence. Both will take you somewhere, but only one will take you in the direction you need to go.

It's easy to just dismiss the things that influence our lives. One man say's, "I live here, but I don't think it matters. I'm around these people, but I don't think it hurts." I would take another look at that.

Remember, everything matters!

Sure, some things matter more than others, but everything amounts to something. You've got to keep checking to find out whether your associations are tipping the scales toward the positive or toward the negative. Ignorance is never the best policy.

Finding out is the best policy.

Perhaps you've heard the story of the little bird. He had his wing over his eye and he was crying. The owl said to the bird, "You are crying." "Yes," said the little bird, and he pulled his wing away from his eye. "Oh, I see," said the owl. "You're crying because the big bird pecked out your eye." And the little bird said, "No, I'm not crying because the big bird pecked out my eye. I'm crying because I let him."

It's easy to let influence shape our lives, to let associations determine our direction, to let pressures overwhelm us, and to let tides take us.

The big question is, are we letting ourselves become what we wish to become?

Next week we'll take a look at the three forms of disassociating from negative influences.
Until then,
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn


To learn more about Jim Rohn and visit
his incredibly powerful website, please click here.

The Best Night's Sleep Ever - Correct the Root Cause and Sleep Like a Baby!

Good Morning,

Wow... I feel GREAT today.

I feel great because I finally got an incredible night of sleep.

You know, these days most people I know have some pretty intense sleep problems. It seems that every one I talk to has the same story - talk about the collective consciousness, but working in such a bad way, yikes!

But I know, I can sympathize - but I refuse to participate! I know the mind is constantly being overloaded with tension and strain - it's the fast pased world we live in... I know, I live here too, most of the time :-) and I know what it is like. We all believge that when you lay down you should be at peace, but just the opposite seems to occur...

You lie there trying to relax, yet you play the day's events over and over in your mind. You dwell on your money problems. You dwell on problems with your children, problems on the job, problems with your partner, problems with the economy and all those bills stacking up that you have to pay... problems, problems, problems - and then you wonder why you can't sleep!

Now imagine if you could release the weight of the world, at least at bed time.

Automatically, too, so you don't even give it a thought.
And without taking a single pill, either.

Well, that day is finally here...

Over the last couple of weeks, my friend Mike Brescia of Think Right Now International has gathered together over 100 leading authors and experts to show you breathtaking new ways to ease your stress, calm your mind, enjoy greater success - including the one, best way to get the blissful night's sleep you deserve, night after night.

Click here now to find out what's going on.

Mike and his research team just released a remarkable new program called "Tranquil Sleep Now."

But this isn't just another self-help book or tape. And it's not "spam" on my blog, list, ezine, newsletter or website. The cynics and nay sayers can complain and moan - go ahead - those on a journey to personal development and self growth appreciate this valuable and life changing info.

It's so important - life changing, really - that over 100 other health and self-improvement experts are helping him to spread the word, and that includes me. I do not post or endorse anyone's list or product unless I have tried it myself. And for those of you who do not believe I have, own and have tried all of what I write about, I invite you to visit and see for yourselves that i live absolutely buried in a library of the most incredible information....!

Anyhow, "Tranquil Sleep Now" does what no other sleep aid in the world can do - and as a holistic Doctor of Naturopathy, that is what caught my eye. It corrects the root causes of your sleeplessness, instead of just knocking you out with brain-altering substances like drugs and herbal supplements do.

This program has only been out a few weeks, yet Mike has already received testimonials from dozens of people whose sleep problems disappeared the very first night.

That's right; lifetime insomnia gone - just like that.

It's THAT powerful.

Go here to learn what the fuss is about and get access to over 100 free bonus gifts. I mean, I download the bonus gifts - many come in Mp3 format and it is as though you are attending a full week long seminar on personal development and growth - so much motivational info - all included! I can't NOT receommend this... click here to learn more

By the way, "Tranquil Sleep Now" is NOT hypnosis or one of those "sounds of nature" tapes.
Instead, it combines two proven mental conditioning techniques in a unique audio format that has a remarkable track record for success.

It breaks the chains of troubled sleep naturally by targeting and transforming the self-defeating thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that loom in your mind when you go to bed. So if you're sick and tired of waking up feeling like you've been through an ultimate fighting match, "Tranquil Sleep Now" guarantees a full night's sleep every night.

No drugs.
No herbs.
No time investment.
No ongoing costs.

You'll love it.

This program is like an audio knockout pill that trains your mind to shut down on command so that you can fall asleep any time you want anywhere you want without any strain or effort.

Click here to learn more

To the best night's sleep of your life every night and your continued growth and journey!

Kytka "Kit" Hilmar-Jezek

Monday, August 18, 2008

Visualize & Manifest the Best Year Ever!

Good Morning,

I wasn't going to share it with everyone, because it IS so personal to me, but a few people on the list who saw the teaser have responded so strongly that somehow I felt a duty to share it with you too.

Here's what happened.

I made a couple of "vision boards" for me and my children. We always do this at this time of year to focus on what we seek from the "school year" in our homeschooling. My kids love doing this... we draw, color, cut magazines and paint our own colorful views of what we want to achive, and gain personally. Then we add text and put it all together.

I have wanted very much to get the Waldorf Homeschoolers website back, in a way that would
serve all, so I used this same technique to advertise the site... Many people have written that they loved it and asked how I did it. For some, I was told, it acts as a daily meditation to center themselves into the mindset for their days.

This is a great compliment and I thank you!

The Waldorf Homeschoolers Teaser One is a 4 minute video (+/-) that I created and I've
been watching every day, several times a day, to help me stay focused on getting the site back.

Hosting issues and recovering files from a server which cancelled its business has been difficult and
has slowed down my proposed launch date. But just to update - I now have all files and am putting them into the new site.

Essentially, the teaser is my personal vision board on video with music and it stirs my feelings and
faith in what's possible for the comeback of the site each time I watch it. In fact, I cry just about every time I watch it because Waldorf Homeschoolers is and has been such a large part of my life for so long and the supportive letters I have received over the years have kept me connected to the soul of it.

People have written in to say how inspiring and motivating it is and how excited they are the site
will soon be back.

If you have not yet seen it, you can view it here (I hope you like it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evLRbDc5Fv8

The same people who use this as their daily meditation and preparation for their homeschooling are now asking me how they could create THEIR OWN movie version of their vision board...

So I thought I'd send you the resource I used, because it was so easy, so step-by-step and turned out SO well.

The creator figured out this powerful way to tap into the Law of Attraction that takes visualization to a whole different level. And the surprising thing about it it is, it's really easy to do; you can start doing it right away like I did, and the cool part is...

He's GIVING it away, for FREE!!!!

He obviously understands abundance, because he's practicing it in a very big way here:

It's about going beyond the vision board you heard about in The Secret. He's added another dimension to the Law of Attraction that ramps up how fast you can manifest anything you want into your life.

You'll hear his personal experience with this when you watch the video - and I promise that the couple minutes you watch this - if you choose to do this, it WILL make a huge difference in what you bring into your life.
If you're inspired to create a movie for yourself to increase your ability to manifest what you want into your life, I recommend you check this out right now, especially since I'm not sure how
long this will be available at no cost.

I've been using it with incredible results....

Please take the time to watch his intro - turn it into a project (especially fun for teenagers!) and
make your vision dream planner ... you'll have fun and you'll love it!
To your continued growth and journey,

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Move Over Harry Potter - This One Uses "The Secret" for Real Magic


Affirmations are thoughts. They are ideas, stories, assertions.They are a way of reprogramming your consciousness in order to change your reality. By changing the conversation that is happening in our minds, you influence the body, so your body will become a playground instead of the battleground for the wars you wage in your mind. The more frequently you do these affirmations, the more powerful they will become - they will change your every day reality.
~ Deepak Chopra

The Mastery Club by Liliane Grace is a page-turning novel about five 12 year olds who form a club to support each other in achieving their goals and dreams. This award-winning book features a Foreword by The Secret teacher, Dr John Demartini, and is praised by children, teenagers, parents and teachers alike.

At the authors website, you can receive four FREE chapters of the book for you to read or listen to AND their UNIQUE mini-course the ‘UCAN! Plan’, in which the story characters present the Plan!

That's right... Move over Harry there's a new wizard in town and HER magic isn't confined to the realm of fantasy.

Her name's Nina and when she starts a new school her green hair is a beacon of light for Natalie and her friends Billy, Sandy and Clare. Nina talks and thinks differently from normal kids. She's been home schooled most of her life by parents who are away on a spiritual quest in Nepal and have left her in the care of an oddball eccentric aunt and uncle.

As Natalie muses when she first meets them, 'they were definitely the most unusual people I had ever met'. The same day, she is coerced by Nina to think about being 'the creator of your life instead of a victim'.

And thus begins the first unofficial lesson of the Mastery Club, which starts to take on magical possibilities as Natalie and her apprentice magician chums enter Nina's world of affirmations, creative visualisation, treasure mapping and universal laws.

Liliane Grace weaves the secrets of "The Secret" into a delightful and spell-binding story for young adults where the real magic is all about self-awareness and self-mastery. Powerful ideas are expressed with utter simplicity - what you think about, you bring about, the universe is like a mirror, whatever you see out there is in here and the more... loving and grateful you are the more... you attract harmonious experiences - as each member of the Mastery Club strives to 'see the invisible, hear the silent and do the impossible'.

This story is not only fascinating, but also contains considerable wisdom, provided through an intriguing plot. A major character, called Nina, will help you to expand your thinking.

As Dr John Demartini says in in his Foreword to the book, "The plot of the grand story playfully winds and weaves your mind through the deeper questions and lessons of life in a light-hearted and inspirational manner, while making you think deeply about he elusive obvious in your life."

Another character tells a story of being able to pursue a dream career even though it involved overcoming strong objections from her parents. "I had to push any thoughts that I might fail right out of my mind..."

Mainly directed at older children and teenagers, it carries a powerful message that will not only benefit but also entertain adult readers as well.

This book will help you to master your thinking, your feeling and your future. As well as being a great read, it would make an extremely worthwhile gift to help any young people on their way. They'll love it!

and for the parents....

To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers


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Ready for One of Your All-Time BEST EVER Moments with Your Kids?

Ready for One of Your All Time BEST Moments With Your Kids?

I believe teaching your children how to recognize what they want and how to set goals to achieve what they want is the most valuable lesson you can give them to become successful in life.


"The teacher who is indeed wise
does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom
but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."
~ Kahlil Gibran

As parents, you can provide nothing of more lasting value than an education which develops your child's full human potential.

WHAT IF YOU COULD...
  • Have an unforgettable experience together as your child discovers exciting capabilities and skills (ones they never knew they had...)
  • Improve your child’s self esteem and feeling of self worth... even if you're not perfect in that department yourself!
  • Help your child develop a knack for achieving great things in life (there's a trick just for this...)
  • Give your child a TRUE SENSE OF PURPOSE (it'll carry them through thick and thin, for the rest of their lives)
  • Show your kids how they can finally make their wishes come true (imagine how they'll look up to you after THAT!)
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GOALS, IT'S PLAIN OLD HAPPINESS...




  • Help your child experience systematic accomplishment again and again (after you're done, you'll know for sure they will ALWAYS be okay...)
  • Increase your child's motivation for making their wishes come true (the program is DESIGNED to be fun and exciting!)
  • Help your child feel significant and competent... because now their success does NOT depend on their teachers, or even you!
  • Enhance your relationship with your child by sharing a moment and growing together (showing them you're not perfect helps more than anything!)
  • Show your child the way to repeated success and thepride of achievement
IT COMES DOWN TO THIS: WILL THEY DO WELL IN LIFE?




  • Inspire the children in your life to Go for their goals (instead of simply copying what others are doing, ultimately disappointed...)
  • Give your child a feeling of self sufficiency and the happiness that comes with it... perhaps for the very first time!
  • Open your children's eyes to see it's actually possible to CREATE A FANTASTIC FUTURE (and you've handed over the very keys to it!)
  • Experience the joy of seeing your child expand and triumph with each new victory (this program is DESIGNED to be easy, fun and full of discovery)
  • Set your children on an automatic ‘success cycle’ with new skills and abilities for life (while they are still young and haven't been completely conditioned to the 'life is hard' virus...)
How different would your life be today if, when you were small, someone had guided you to create your own future?

I urge you to check out this positive and affirming, powerful web site for kids today:


To your continued growth and journey!

Kytka Hilmar-Jezek
President/CEO
Waldorf Homeschoolers

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