Monthly Archives: June 2009
Storms Happen
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Last week we talked about Terry Starbucker’s article on the power of putting our goals/philosophy in writing. I quoted the whole article except for three paragraphs: The last line of my letter said this – … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Living Fully
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The Downside of Organic Food
I never eat organic food. At my age I need all the preservatives I can get. —Anonymous Thanks to the efforts of the wife, a couple lived a healthy lifestyle and were doing fine until they were killed in a … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Put It in Writing
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. I do love the internet. I was cleaning out some old files a couple of weeks ago when I came across a piece of writing that moved me. I had saved the content but … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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The Joy of Being Involved
Square Peg Guy raised an interesting point over at rummuser’s site the other day. The subject was freedom and happiness, and SPG wrote: I’ve heard it said: We all want what we cannot have. …………………. But regardless, happiness isn’t getting … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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The Joy of Climbing
Last week over at Transforming Stress we talked about “mountain-top” experiences, where our viewpoint suddenly expanded and we looked at life differently. Mike commented that his memories of real mountains were more vivid. In particular he remembers the cold, the … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Different Ways of Looking at Things
Do you agree with Ben’s reasoning in the comic above? Do you think that question is a valid test of IQ? Which doesn’t belong in the following group: cow, rooster and hay? David Brooks recently wrote an article in … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Living Fully
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A Dull Life? I Don't Believe It.
Recently I told our friend rummuser I would like to know more about him. I asked if he could send some pictures or else tell us about his daily life. This was his response: My everyday life is incredibly … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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A Great Place to Learn Humility
Picture courtesy of NASA. Robert Hruzek’s writing challenge this month is What I Learned From a Mountaintop Experience. Robert writes: The question you have to ask yourself is, Have you ever had what is commonly known as a mountaintop … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Living Fully
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Why Don’t We Just Say Thank You?
point-shoot-edit. Creative Commons license. I received the above e-mail message last Monday, along with the English translation: Dear friends, For the last several months I have received a lot of your e-mails. I highly appreciate your interest … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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