Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. —James Thurber I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of. —Michel de Montaigne Do … Continue reading
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It Pays to Be Resourceful
bikehikbabe sent me these pictures from the internet: According to a letter written to Snopes, the parents had built the colorful playground for their two boys but the bears tried it out first. When the mother saw the bears playing … Continue reading
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What I Learned About Blogging…From Lab Rats
When I tackle a specific problem, such as revising my WordPress themes, I can be like a dog gnawing on a bone. But as I was learning my way around my first Mac and the new version of WordPress, I … Continue reading
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What I Learned About Blogging…From My Granddogs
This month the topic for Robert Hruzek’s group writing project is What I Learned From…Animals. That’s an easy one for me because my two granddogs, Sammy and Banshee, are my role models for blogging. They were taken aback by … Continue reading
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The Courage to Be Confused. The Courage to Be Patient.
I’ve never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once. —Daniel Boone At the moment I can identify with this rat in the maze…I’m exploring new territory and expanding my mental map of the world of … Continue reading
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Don’t Forget to Laugh!
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. —e.e. cummings What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. —Yiddish Proverb I’ve used this picture and these quotes before, but I can always stand to be … Continue reading
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What I Learned From Our Trip to Deerfield
This month the assignment for Robert Hruzek’s What I Learned From… series is to take two or more of the following topics and combine them in a post: School, Writing, Children, Television, Recreation, Movies, Relatives, Friends, Heroes, Planes, Food, Pets, … Continue reading
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What I Learned From Massaging Dogs
I am thrilled by Linda’s work. As well as offering us extraordinary guidance toward reconnecting with the animal world, she shows us how to be more fully alive as human beings, by reawakening our faculty for touching. This is a … Continue reading
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Experimenting With The StressEraser
The relaxation response is a physical state of deep rest that changes the physical and emotional responses to stress…. [it is] the opposite of the fight or flight response. —Herbert Benson, M. D. In my last post I mentioned I … Continue reading
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What Are Your Stress Secrets?
Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain. —Anonymous There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them. —Vicki Baum And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who … Continue reading
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