Welcome! That’s what we all love to say to our family and friends as they enter our doors this holiday season. We also love to hear it when we reach our destination and finally get together after who knows how long. I haven’t seen my brother and his wife since last December, [ Read More ]
Archive for the ‘Contemplative exploration / Religion’ Category
My sky:
I fly.
Shoes and feet
for my street.
Sunshine?
All mine.
Dirt and waters
Wild critters
If all this
I possess
It’s all mine-
for zero time.
The Prophet Jeremiah Mourning over the Destruction of Jerusalem – Rembrandt 1630
Something that may be worth looking at and/or ruling in/out, is to go for an upgrade in an already-robust qualifications in your work with kids and their families. I know you have tons of talent and love, and I wonder if you ever [ Read More ]
Remember being a kid and wondering why not eating is called a “fast”? Is it because we hope it gets over with as FAST as possible? As an adult, I have come to wonder why is a fast, or fasting, included in so many cultural traditions, including my own, and why would we [ Read More ]
…or, says Tal Ben-shahar who teaches the world to focus on the good, “Positive emotions are key elements in the development of a resilient psychological immune system based on optimism and self esteem.”
“Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable. Happiness, therefore, is not about [ Read More ]
Faith the Dog was found in the backyard of a flea market area on January 21, 2003. She was born with severe birth defects in front legs, making her unable to walk on either of them. Neighbors took her in and taught her to walk and run on just two legs. Her feat is so inpsiring, [ Read More ]
I’m always listening to music. Whether it be calm, loud or anything in between, it always sends out a message. No matter how vague or in your face, there is most likely a deep(er) message. But, you’re never going to get the full message with listening to the song once. You may get a message, [ Read More ]
While in college, I took a class called Quantitative Aspects of Global and Environmental Problems. In short, we learned how to assess the validity of numbers, statements, tables, maps, and graphs like those listed at a website on recycling facts I recently visited.
While I’m sure that many of these ‘facts’ are based off of academically based [ Read More ]
This news from the FDA caught my eye because I take the drug Advair every day, and I have for years. I see the warnings that were given today were targeted at children.
Serevent and Advair were the subject of a review Wednesday by the agency’s pediatric advisory committee, which looked at the [ Read More ]
I never met a horse I didn’t like. My father grew up on a farm with horses – I’ll get him to share a fond memory. I love a good horse story, too. I’ve been told that horse is a strong “power animal” according to shamanic tradition.
For all native peoples [ Read More ]