Wendy Priesnitz writing

 

Wendy Priesnitz

Author, journalist, poet, editor

"Now that it’s afternoon, I’m learning to be open to the serendipity of opportunity, to have a generous heart, to tell the story of my life and to find joy in the everyday."

 

 Biography

 Blog

 Selected Writings

 Natural Life Magazine

 Life Learning Magazine

 Natural Child Magazine

 Challenging Assumptions in Education

 School Free

 The House Where I Grew Up

 Summer Love Winter Fires

 Small/Home Business Articles

 

 

 

connecting with the web of life on EarthEverything we do in our everyday lives connects us with the web of life on Earth. Therefore, the health of our families and of our environment is a reflection of the choices we make. For the last thirty years, my mission has been, through my writing and my example, to help people understand the range of choices available and to encourage them to challenge the assumptions inherent in those choices so that they make the right ones for themselves, their families and the Earth.

 


I am proud to have been at the leading edge of (and ahead of it, in some cases) many progressive trends and movements, from independent publishing in the mid 1970s, through environmentally sustainable business practices, home-based business, green politics, the natural foods industry and learner-directed homeschooling, which is often called radical unschooling but which I prefer to call life learning.
valuing simplicity

In my life and my work, I value honesty, integrity, authenticity, curiosity, communication, mindfulness, civility, balance, laughter, conciseness, simplicity and friendship. I admire - and seek to move toward - bravery, patience and living in the moment. I believe that every experience and encounter provides us with an opportunity to learn and grow. Or, as Carl Jung wrote, "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”