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In an Idyll Challenge meeting recently, we were di In an Idyll Challenge meeting recently, we were discussing Charlotte Mason’s words on faith in Parents and Children chapter 13. In this chapter, Mason reflects on Henry Beeching’s Eleven Sermons on Faith and his assertion that there is only one kind of faith: “faith is not mystic, supernatural, an exceptional development; it is the common basis of our dealings with each other.” During our discussion, someone objected that faith is a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8). If that is the case, then how could faith in God be the same as the faith we have in each other? Many of the deepest questions about Mason’s philosophy are not answered by the volumes. They were explained to her inner circle at Scale How, however. In her meditation on the Gospel of John she explained again that there is only one faith. But then she went further. She also explained the truth of Paul’s words in Ephesians. She said that this too is “the free gift of God.” You’re invited to Mason’s inner circle. Read her 27th meditation today. Link in profile. @artmiddlekauff
“When we think for a moment, how we must admire “When we think for a moment, how we must admire the goodness of God in placing us in a world so exceedingly full of Beauty—whether it be of what we call Nature or of what we call Art—and in giving us that sense of Beauty which enables us to see and hear, and to be as it were suffused with pleasure at a single beautiful effect brought to our ear or our eye.” (Ourselves, Book I, p. 42) @aolander
I don’t remember exactly when I decided that the I don’t remember exactly when I decided that the white-breasted nuthatch is my favorite bird. I knew nothing about birds. But every morning I would sit with my little daughter in the basement and listen to recordings of the bird songs of Wisconsin. From those recordings, we learned the calls of the birds before we could ever recognize them in the wild. I would look at the picture of the nuthatch. I would admire his clean lines and simple colors. And I would read about his habits. And I would wonder and admire that this brave and focused bird that could survive the cold Wisconsin winter by foraging on trees. This bird was fearless. He could walk down a tree headfirst. He could walk upside down. Eventually I learned to recognize him outside. It was a wonderful day when I could hear his call, and even better when I could see him through my binoculars. But I live in the real world, not the world of Gene Stratton Porter. “Before the nesting season was over,” she wrote, “they allowed me to take the most wonderful liberties with them. Warblers, Phoebes, sparrows, and finches swarmed all over me, perching indiscriminately on my head, shoulders, and hands while I stood beside their nests, feeding their young.” She wrote that in her book “Homing With the Birds.” I thought it might be a work of fiction, or fantasy at the least. Now I live in Michigan. I heard of a park where the wild birds are friendly. I trudged through the snow, through the silent woods, with no birds in sight. Then I reached a secluded spot which the birds call their own. I reached out my hand with an offering of seed. In a moment as magical as unreal, a nuthatch crept face-first down a tree. Then he leapt to my hand to perch on my fingers. There are moments when truth and fantasy blend. A bird leapt from the CD in my basement and onto my outstretched hand. I know there is so much more to do in nature study. There are so many more living things to explore, draw, and see. But at least for now, you’ll know where to find me. I’m homing with the birds. @artmiddlekauff
In Parents and Children, Miss Mason discusses the In Parents and Children, Miss Mason discusses the automation of good thought habits, using the illustration of a mathematician’s ability to solve problems in her sleep & a poet’s ability to extemporize. It reminded me of Roald Dahl’s writing habits, which fit nicely into Charlotte Mason’s triptych of atmosphere, discipline, and life. James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, rates environment over motivation, and his mantra of “One space, one use” is exemplified in Roald Dahl’s dedicated writing space. Consisting of a wingback chair and lap desk, his brain was cued to writing with his favorite Dixon Ticonderoga pencils and a yellow legal pad always at the ready. Dahl wrote daily for two hours at a time, from 10am–12pm and 4pm–6pm. He states, “the great thing, of course, is never to work for too long at a stretch, because after about two hours you are not at your highest peak of concentration, so you have to stop.” If the writing was going well, he stopped at the 2-hr point and looked forward to the continuation. And, if it wasn’t, he stuck it out the entire time to not fall into the habit of easily giving up. When an idea struck, Dahl would write it down quickly before it disappeared but took care not to be swept away by its novelty, disclosing of new ideas, “I’m very careful. I walk around it and look at it and sniff it, and then see if I think it will go. Because once you start, you’re embarked on a year’s work. And so it’s a big decision.” Roald Dahl kept this simple routine for 45 years, and those 2 hours of consistent writing resulted in 34 books and 5 screenplays! We may not be able to build a writing hut such as his, but small changes—like stashing our phone in a drawer, keeping a journal and pencil on a clean desk, setting boundaries, and not jumping to the next shiny thing—can all result in the formation of good thought habits that will have a big impact over time. What small changes have you been making recently? @rbaburina
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