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Hi, my name is Sheila. My partner Cliff and I are parents to four happy children. We also generally feel happy, contented and peaceful, and have done for years. And no, it isn't because we're manic depressives on a good day! We really are quite sane, and we don't take drugs. We live simply, keep work to a minimum and enjoy lots of leisure time.
With our children's help and encouragement we have learned how to play!
Holly (17), Joel (10), Cliff (39), Ceili (19), Me (39) and Max (8).
I realise that I am very fortunate and I also know that what works for my family may not work for yours. However I also believe that spending the time to think about issues, and making good choices can have a terrific positive impact on our lives. If you have children, good decisions are doubly important since they effect your children's behaviour also. I may appear nausiatingly smug, and obviously I am glad that my family is happy but I'm not without fear; setting up this website took a lot of courage. I sincerely hope that people reading this will understand that my ideas and beliefs are sent with love and not in judgement. I don't think I have all the answers, I am also aware that many people would dislike my lifestyle.
Cliff and I have our blue days. Neither of us are perfect people and we make lots of mistakes, and have occasional problems. However if the progress of our lives had been plotted over the last twenty years you would see a direct correlation between more sensible, thinking behaviour and more happiness. I have set this website up to give other people considering similar choices some food for thought. I have tried to be honest about things we think we've got wrong as well as right and I hope you will find it useful.
Briefly we homeschool our children (with very little emphasis on formal education), we are vegetarians, and we grow a lot of fruit and veg (by no means all). We live a minimalist lifestyle and generally create our own entertainment. We laugh a lot and shout very little. We like to sing and cook and muck around. This website is mainly about the way we relate to our children. We have a wonderful relationship with our kids where the love and support is definately a two way thing. This website explains how we think we've achieved that.
Obviously everyone is different, as are their circumstances, so there can never be a "how to be happy" formula. However after a great deal of trial and error these are the things that we have discovered work for us, so far!
Me and Cliff
For the purposes of the website I have put things into catogories, but of course life does not fall into neat catogories.
I have been extremely blessed. But in truth I think we participate in the creation of our own reality. You may find that if you try to implement the ideas that feel right to you, new doors could open and dreams may come true. That's what happened to me.
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