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JoaniMortenson

@joanimortenson

Life Reveler: Enthusiast of Nature, Photography, Slow Food, Contemplative Practices & EOS/Bitcoin

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Apr 2, 2019, 9:06 PM UTC

Helping Children to Regulate the Power of their Emotions

Photo Credit: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/balloons-spring-nature-watercolour-1615032/ Parents as Emotional Competence Coaches Children can have BIG emotions that are challenging for us as adult…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Apr 2, 2019, 9:00 PM UTC

3 Rules of Engagement for Hugging Children

Photo Credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/baby-celebrate-celebration-child-2980940/ Everyone loves hugs! Hugs are vitally important in bonding process, and hugs are also very soothing to the nervous s…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Mar 15, 2019, 3:25 PM UTC

Rotty in a Bib of Ferns

Meet Oliver, one of our Rotty Pups who just loves to run in our woods. He is a great tease to his older brother, hiding out in the ferns and colliding with him as Sherman runs by. I think he thinks h…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Mar 14, 2019, 12:26 AM UTC

Found Altar at the Beach

Strewn like tiny poems, these sea gifts cascade from the ocean to the shore for us to observe, value or collect. Funny how a little bit of sun can warm the winter sand so much that it starts to feel…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Mar 4, 2019, 5:08 PM UTC

Winter Yoga Fish Pose

I love the heart opening that happens during Fish Pose. Here I am supported by my #kurma yoga wheel. It is beautiful to feel supported in this life, and the wheel makes this pose so accessible to my…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Feb 28, 2019, 9:19 PM UTC

Sky & River

The Sun is spectacular and luminous in the winter months. There is so much clarity, amplified by the crispness of the air. I love walking along the edges of water when the sky is filled with clouds,…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Feb 28, 2019, 9:13 PM UTC

GRACE: A Formula For Busy, Frazzled Parents

Photo Credit: Mabel Amber https://pixabay.com/photos/child-father-daughter-parent-3871837/ Parenting is a multitasking sport! There is always so much going on, and it seems like there is never enough…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Feb 25, 2019, 8:25 PM UTC

Meme for Steem

In my head, my title is sounding like Tom Cruise quipping; "I have a need, a need for speed". I have a meme, a meme for Steem! I think another advantage of being an amateur photographer is that I don…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Feb 24, 2019, 8:18 PM UTC

Parenting through Turbulent Developmental Stages

Photo Credit: Aaron Carrion from Unsplash When our children are happy, calm, quiet and compliant, it is an absolute delight to be a parent. We may even feel successful at parenting. However, when we…

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JoaniMortenson
@joanimortenson Feb 24, 2019, 4:04 AM UTC

When Sun Meet Ice

Here on the West Coast, we've had an unusual amount of snow. As a former Ontarian, it is glorious to me to have snow! The temperatures have been unusually cold too, but I also like that as well. I be…

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