"I was always running; the whole of my childhood was spent running. Only I was not running to catch hold of something. That is a notion for grownups and not the notion of a child. I was running to meet everything that was visible, and everything that I could not see. I traveled from assurance to assurance...."
"Being in tune with the rhythm of development brings so much peace. It
brings such a positive momentum toward anticipated change, without
compulsion or manipulation.
"Abby already sees her life as a process, and
her own development as something to anticipate with a contented
acceptance that she will progress in a natural timeline. And she trusts
that everyone around her is pleased with who she is right now, even as
we know her to be a dynamically evolving being."
The Rhythm of Childhood 
