peace Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/peace/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:33:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 peace Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/peace/ 32 32 89931359 Old Year Gratitude; New Year Hope https://doingwhatmatters.com/old-year-gratitude-new-year-hope/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/old-year-gratitude-new-year-hope/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2020 22:55:10 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=4171 This year — 2020 — is almost over. It’s been quite a year! Decades from now, I’m guessing that people will remember it most as the Year of the Pandemic; the year that Covid-19 changed the way that many of...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/remembering-what-matters/feed/ 1 4072 Keeping Thanks in Thanksgiving https://doingwhatmatters.com/keeping-thanks-in-thanksgiving/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/keeping-thanks-in-thanksgiving/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2016 22:53:03 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=2801 Thanksgiving is an opportunity to spend time with loved ones and give thanks for the blessings of the year. Ideally, the holiday is something to anticipate with joy. Realistically, I know that the prospect of spending a day or more with a houseful of volatile opinion...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/keeping-thanks-in-thanksgiving/feed/ 1 2801 How Then Shall We Live? https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-then-shall-live/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-then-shall-live/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:17:26 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=530 Some of the ideas in the last post’s video seem reminiscent of classical Christian ideas of how believers should live in the world. These Christian ideas are drawn from the whole of scripture and tradition, but the best known source...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-then-shall-live/feed/ 0 530 Create A Place of Quietness in your Day https://doingwhatmatters.com/quiet-time/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/quiet-time/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:38:48 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=245 Do you ever feel overwhelmed when there is noise and hubbub all day long? It can be hard to avoid when you have children home all the time. One of the things I did with my boys was to create...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/quiet-time/feed/ 2 1808 How to Create a More Positive Learning Atmosphere https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-create-a-more-positive-learning-atmosphere/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-create-a-more-positive-learning-atmosphere/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:06:16 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/2008/04/29/limiting-negative-input-creates-a-healthy-learning-atmosphere/ There are many good reasons for living a quiet and peaceable life, but it's particularly important for homeschooling families. Fear and stress short-circuit the learning process, and noise, all by itself, has been proven to increase stress and reduce the ability to think clearly. Here are some thoughts on news and noise in your home.

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