News and reflections by Jessie Fiske Darlington.https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2017/07/16/a-new-agriculture/https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2017/07/16/a-new-agriculture/Read Jessie Darlington's reflections on regenerative agriculture, cooperation, gardening and the need to rethink our relationship with food and nature.Sun, 16 Jul 2017 14:29:00 GMThttps://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2017/01/14/our-disappearing-world/https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2017/01/14/our-disappearing-world/Jessie Darlington reflects on a changing rural world, the daily gestures of farming and the fragile connection between people, animals and the earth.Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:03:03 GMThttps://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/11/01/remember-pain-in-what-ever-way-it-has-been-given-to-you;-it-will-help-you-to-comfort-anothers!/https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/11/01/remember-pain-in-what-ever-way-it-has-been-given-to-you;-it-will-help-you-to-comfort-anothers!/Jessie Darlington reflects on pain, acceptance and compassion, and how remembering our own suffering can help us understand and comfort other people.Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:23:00 GMThttps://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/05/11/what-our-thoughts-might-be-doing-to-the-environment!/https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/05/11/what-our-thoughts-might-be-doing-to-the-environment!/Read Jessie Darlington's reflections on the power of thought, our relationships with the living world and the effects our thoughts may have around us.Wed, 11 May 2016 20:38:00 GMThttps://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/04/27/maintaining-vigilence-of-our-thoughts-and-their-patterns/https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/04/27/maintaining-vigilence-of-our-thoughts-and-their-patterns/Jessie Darlington reflects on the patterns of our thoughts, the effects of our words and the practice of observing the mind with greater presence.Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:30:00 GMThttps://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/04/19/on-obedience/https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/04/19/on-obedience/Read Jessie Darlington's reflections on disobedience, moral choices and responsibility, and why teaching children to think for themselves matters.Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:38:00 GMThttps://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/04/07/read-my-book-a-message-in-a-bottle-online/https://jessieschildrensbooks.com/blog/2016/04/07/read-my-book-a-message-in-a-bottle-online/Jessie Darlington announces that A Message In A Bottle is available to read online, with a link to the illustrated story of Chernobyl on this website.Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:05:00 GMT