Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
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
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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
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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
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Don’t Be Afraid of Detours
Last week we talked about Life As a Shared Adventure: Life doesn’t always go smoothly, and it’s a lot more fun when we think of it as an adventure rather than complaining because things aren’t going our way. In … Continue reading
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Life As a Shared Adventure
As I wrote in What I Learned From Being Downsized, I started studying stress management when my husband and I were both threatened with downsizing years ago. It was scary, but also one of the happiest times of my life … Continue reading
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Commitment and Practice
I wish I could retain By some Herculean feat, As much of what I read As I do of what I eat. —Anonymous Robert Henru’s recent post reminded me of the above lines. Robert wrote how he temporarily got discouraged … Continue reading
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Training Our Inner Nut
That red almond-shaped spot in the diagram is our amygdala…from the Greek word for almond…the part of the brain that can send us into the fight-or-flight reaction. When it believes we’re in danger it shuts down the thinking part of … Continue reading
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When Life Is “For the Birds”
bikehikebabe sent me this picture from the internet. It’s too good not to share. The baby being stepped on reminds me of a verse on a birthday card my daughter sent my husband years ago: Oh, life is so like … Continue reading
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What I Learned About Learning…From a Rafting Trip
This month the topic for Robert Hruzek’s group writing project is What I Learned From…Transportation. It reminds me of a rafting trip I took years ago. I was at a physics conference, and for the Wednesday afternoon entertainment/bonding experience the … Continue reading
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A Different Path to a Successful Life
I cheerfully admit, as artistic photographs the pictures in this post suck. But they’re great snapshots because they illustrate a misunderstood way of being in the world. In the picture above the adventuresome little girl is confidently standing by the … Continue reading
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