The Bird and the Man in the Red Car

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

The red car was positioned at an angle behind the bird, its rear jutting out into the road, as if stopped in unintended haste. Situated behind the bird, his car could not have been the one Read more

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The Imperative of Sleep

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

Matthew Walker’s book, Why We Sleep, is an eye-opener on many levels. Reading it is probably a better prescription for bodily and mental health than a trip to the doctor, going on a diet, or Read more

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Empty Brain Calories

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

Enjoying morning coffee on the patio, feet on a stool and looking out beyond the trees to the street beyond, I spied a runner jogging past. I’d seen this lithe, athletic female before and memory jogged Read more

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Mozart for Mom and Dad

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

Classic music spreads tranquility but much more. Because of its complexity, classical music is the choice to play around newborns as they kick and tumble under their mobiles and young children toddle about. Listening stimulates neurons Read more

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Cloth Diapers

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

Does anyone remember the joy of folding diapers?  I’m serious? Warm and clean from the dryer, all that was expected of you was to lift a handful, set this down and one at a time Read more

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We Don’t Go to Bed Angry

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

We don’t go to bed angry, that was a rule with the kids. It was to temper eruptions between a child and me or a feud between siblings. Rules work well, a kind of structural exterior Read more

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HEY, GOOD JOB, KIDDO!

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

Underlying myriad cultural shifts in gender relationships, I sense there still exists a Me Tarzan/Me Jane mentality. At least for Tarzan.  Having been catchers and slayers of wild beasts, let alone principal bread winners for Read more

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Happiness Enters Through the Senses

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

A feeling of happiness begins not from a state of mind but an impression of the senses. From sight, sound, taste, smell or touch first, and only later, the mind’s awareness. Nature affords this nutrition for Read more

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The Chipmunk v. the Mouse

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

Chipmunks are cute and adorable. Mice are deplorable, not cute at all, but why the stark difference? Both are rodents— run as fast, eat, and intuit similarly, even look a bit alike, except for one thing: Read more

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Glimpses

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

A large table in my bedroom had been moved away leaving a whole corner area empty. The next morning seated and lacing my shoes I glanced at the empty space so previously cluttered and was seized Read more

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The Real Thing

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

It struck me that I was looking out at a landscape that was in these moments completely untampered with. The scene was natural, pristine, real. How unusual to feast on something, so genuine. A mist covered Read more

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Getting Started Creatively

Judith Peck, Ed.D.

How to get started creatively in the morning on the stuff no one in your world cares if you do it or don’t? You have not started, you feel despicable and cannot stand yourself. You have Read more

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