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Jul 14
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Changing the Story of Words

I recently read this quote: "Words are like stories...they change as they are passed from mouth to mouth; their meanings stretch or...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

May 24, 2022
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Unstuck from Time

I lost my mom over a year ago and I am still overcome at times with waves of grief. It will come in unexpected moments, like when I hear...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Mar 10, 2022
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Barking at the Wind

When I was younger, one of my favorite literary characters was Don Quixote. I was captivated by his vision for his own world, one he...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Jan 17, 2022
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What We Don't Yet Know

We adopted two young cats almost a week ago and they have already escaped through a hole in a window. They were in a warm room with food,...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Dec 17, 2021
2 min

Waiting

Like many of you, I am waiting right now. Waiting for my granddaughters to arrive from Texas with their mom and dad. Waiting for my...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Dec 13, 2021
2 min

Both Sides of the Moon

It is interesting how tranquility and agitation walk so closely together. They are not yin and yang; instead, they seem to be opposing...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Nov 26, 2021
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Whimsy

I put holiday lights around the chicken coop today. I'm not sure they will appreciate the festive nod but then again, it's hard to say...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Oct 20, 2021
2 min

The Price We Pay

My last post ended up being more prophetic than I would have hoped because Maisy, my Yorkie, died the same day I wrote it. It has been...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Oct 6, 2021
2 min

(Wo)Man's Best Friend

I've had my dog for almost nine years. She was 8 when I adopted her through a local dog rescue; she had had a really rough life to that...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Aug 23, 2021
2 min

Villages

"I just do not think our psyches were developed to hold, feel and respond to everything coming at them right now; every tragedy,...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Jun 22, 2021
2 min

Peasant Bread

If a word summed up my career, it would be adaptation. My organization promoted and supported inclusion for all children regardless of...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

May 27, 2021
2 min

Why Temperament Matters to All of Us

I wrote a book recently called "Why Temperament Matters: Guidance Strategies for Young Children", published by Redleaf Press. The book is...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

May 4, 2021
2 min

Languishing

My daughter sent me an article from the New York Times on a new term coined by mental health professionals to describe the emotional...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Apr 5, 2021
2 min

Chickens and Inclusion

I've been thinking a lot lately about inclusion and exclusion. Who's in and who's out. To some degree, we all experience what it feels...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Jan 12, 2021
1 min

Hope

A new year usually holds much promise and hope for the future. After the year 2020, it seems even more important that we look for and...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

Goodbye 2020

I think most people will remember 2020 for the pandemic that swept the world, the anxiety that it brought to us and the destruction that...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Dec 15, 2020
1 min

Coronavirus Unicorns

Our granddaughter asked her grandpa for a pony for Christmas. I think, from a child's point of view, that is a reasonable request. After...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Dec 9, 2020
2 min

Metaphysically Speaking

I haven't written a blog entry for over a month. I have a lot of scattered thoughts that make writing a coherent piece more difficult...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Oct 21, 2020
2 min

Nana's Eyes

There is a story about a little girl who grew up in a home with no mirrors. Her only image of herself came from her Nana. She only saw...

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Cindy Croft Bachman

Sep 28, 2020
2 min

In the Moment of Play

It’s easy to be in the moment when we are playing with children. They tend to give every ounce of energy to the task at hand, climbing a...

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