Monthly Archives: February 2009
Taking Time to Help
An AP picture by Mark Pardew of a koala bear injured in the Victorian brush fires is going around the internet. The bear is drinking water from a bottle offered by a local firefighter and its paw is resting on … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Going On an Artist's Date
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. This is a picture of my inner artist, about to go on a play date. Julia Cameron introduced the concept of an artist’s date in The Artist’s Way. The idea is simple. It just means … Continue reading
Posted in Following the Path
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They Didn’t Ask Us
It’s fun to complain. Once when a formerly great job turned almost overnight into one that was merely tolerable, I had a grand time for a year talking with my husband about the stupidity of the new management. The joy … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Not a Game for Control Freaks
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. In Paperwork Sucks I told how I was getting all sorts of things done while procrastinating about doing some paperwork. When the time came I would take advantage of my basic gullibility and find some … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Whatever…
Conrad over at Levered Intelligence has two recent posts (The Hand Position Is Everything and You Call This a Conversation???) about people who try to dominate an interaction instead of having a real conversation with others. I used to get … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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The Joys of Procrastination
The Daily Puppy. It’s no fun having nothing to do. What’s fun is having something to do and not doing it. —Mark Twain Seizing the Moment Years ago when I was still working I spent one whole Sunday taking … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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What Dogs Taught Me About Love and Stress Management
Robert Hzurek’s writing challenge this month is What I Learned From Love. So why do I add the “and stress-management”? Because warm, fuzzy feelings are a great antidote for stress. They certainly work for me.
Posted in Focusing Our Attention
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Paperwork Sucks
chrisscott. Creative Commons license. Paperwork sucks. That’s the title of this Flickr photo and it’s a sentiment I share. I’m not as dejected as the dog though..I believe in creative procrastination. Which means even though I’ve been putting off … Continue reading
Posted in Following the Path
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