Monthly Archives: September 2008
Creating a Sacred Space
A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, touches a heart, shapes the future. —Anonymous This picture is of my dear friend Joyce playing her role as headmistress of Hogwarts LA. She organized and led this popular vacation school … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Tapping…A Surprisingly Powerful Tool
Like gazillions of other Americans, my emotional buttons were pushed by Bush’s plan to spend $700 billion to buy up bad debts…with absolutely no protection for us taxpayers. My husband and I have always lived within our means…we resent being … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Is This Really The Best Use of My Time?
jbpics. With permission. Owner reserves all rights. jbpics. With permission. Owner reserves all rights. He had an intelligence and understanding almost spiritual in quality. —From a Seabiscuit memorial. My favorite time management book is Alan Lakein’s How to Get Control … Continue reading
Posted in Following the Path, Living Fully
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What Particle Accelerators Taught Me About Life
The above picture was taken years ago, on a trip to see some European particle accelerators…I’m the gal in the navy skirt. I haven’t thought about that for a long time, but was recently reminded when the Large Hadron Collider … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Touching Hearts and Changing Lives
As I’ve mentioned before, I belong to the local Friends of the Shelter (FOS), which helps socialize and find homes for the animals who have been dropped off or found roaming. I’ve made weekly musical slide shows of the animals … Continue reading
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What I Learned From Being Dumped By My Best Friend
We lived in a small town/semi-rural area when I grew up and I was fairly isolated from other kids except for school. The first picture was of me in seventh grade…one of my happiest years of late childhood. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Love and Compassion, Stress Trap
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Making Hay While the Sun Shines
One of the things I love about blogging is it stirs up old memories. Last week I wrote about how work found me after I had stayed at home with my daughter and did volunteer work for 10 years. … Continue reading
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As Motivated As a Cat
When I told my husband the title of this post he said, “I don’t think of cats as being very motivated.” I agree they’re great role models for sleeping and relaxation, but if you tickle their brains just right they … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Serendipity or The Law of Attraction?
Robert Hruzek over at Middle Zone Musings recently wrote a post on serendipity, which is when life hands you a delightful surprise, especially when you’re looking for something else. Has that ever happened to you? It sure did to … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Living Fully
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