'How we Rise is How we Raise' (part 2) If We're Hard on Ourselves, We're Hard on Our Kids by Ona Wetherall O’Hara As an early childhood teacher, I often think about the parents of the children in my class just as much as the children. Parent work is so important in education and especially in early childhood, when children ... Read More ►
Dear Readers, Our summer issue bore the theme, “Coming of Age,” and featured many paths that young people are following to find their way in these times. Their courage, creativity, and commitment to the future inspired me with optimism, gratitude, and hope. I trust it did for you, as well. At the beginning, I considered the current issue to be ... Read More ►
It started with a question. Not a complicated one. Not one with charts or graphs. Just this: What does peace mean to you? In 2009, I was a photographer with a journalism degree, traveling for magazine assignments and corporate gigs. But I found myself increasingly troubled by the headlines—violence, division, injustice—and feeling like something vital was missing. I ... Read More ►
The Elder Flower is symbolic of endings and rebirth... "Love of wisdom acquired from life may be compared to the flowering of a plant at the proper stage of maturity." Rudolf Steiner, “Love and Its Meaning in the World”[1] "If humans learn to become older consciously with every day, then this really means a meeting with spiritual beings, ... Read More ►
“Anthroposophy is a path of knowledge that would lead the spiritual in the human being to the spiritual in the cosmos.” Rudolf Steiner Thresholds as a Metaphor On our path to knowledge, during the course of human development, we continuously cross thresholds that lead to the realization of pre-birth intention for cosmic attunement. Organizing this evolution through the image ... Read More ►
I have been a practicing veterinarian for nearly forty years, and those years have provided a bounty of rich experiences. While most of us choose a career in veterinary medicine because we want to work with animals, it is actually very much a people profession. We quickly learn the importance of proper communication and relating to our clients. When our ... Read More ►
It is hard to explain to people today, when it seems like everyone wants to visit Italy, that our neighbors once targeted my family because we are Italian. We had only lived in rural Connecticut a few weeks. Once my father saved enough money to leave our city apartment behind, off we moved to the cul-de-sac where people had larger ... Read More ►
Dear Readers, We are excited to bring you the Summer 2025 issue of Lilipoh, with the theme “Coming of Age.” In this issue, you will find both articles about supporting children and young adults on their journeys, as well as poems, essays, and art by young artists and writers, sharing their perceptions, experiences, observations, and dreams. In this issue, there ... Read More ►
Hope in Community: An Overview of Youth Section Activities Soren Dietzel The Youth Section[1] of the international Anthroposophical Society has gone through many changes over its one hundred years of development, both locally and globally. Yet some things always stay the same. It is an autonomously run, mostly decentralized network of young individuals organizing gatherings for other young people. From ... Read More ►
Swimming Lessons Ciara O’Hara Splash! My body hit the cold pool water and relaxed momentarily on the hot summer day. “Ciara, Ciara” my little sister's voice called. “Josephine, put your life vest back on, please. That is dangerous,” I said as she took her pink life vest off near the pool's edge. “But I don't need it, I can swim ... Read More ►
