The Aspen Effect is a series of guiding symbols that can provide the beauty of nature as we engage in the glorious work of helping to repair and nurture children and families.
Thoughts
Doctoring and parenting – Presence
Doctoring and parenting are very similar in so many ways. They both require presence.
Catch! – relational health at its best
The game of Catch! is really the universal exchange of human emotions that should occur in almost any interaction.
Using History
Our job is to recognize and analyze the past (our history) and to learn how to correct or change our current situation based on our history.
Be well, Do good work, Keep in touch
The signoff from Prairie Home Companion – “be well, do good work, and keep in touch” – is incredibly powerful and worthy of further discussion.
Anger and/or apathy
Letting anger and/or apathy become a part of our ethos will not serve us well. Disagreements can be tempered without anger. Civic involvement should replace apathy.