So, I wrote my mom a story about it called Here Be Dragons, which started by noting that we all have mental maps. I ended by offering assurances that we can continue to build mental maps as we age — it just takes longer
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Surviving — Even Delighting — in Change
Tagged with: Deep Survival, Laurence Gonzales, mental maps, rebuilding mental maps, survival
Posted in Changing, Choosing to respond, learning, so much to learn, The difficulty of changing
Posted in Changing, Choosing to respond, learning, so much to learn, The difficulty of changing
Bed-Making 2.0: Putting Things Away
The point of bed-making is that we willingly do what we know will be undone. We put things away that we know we will get out again tomorrow — or maybe even this afternoon.
Tagged with: changing, Lent, personal responsibility, Putting Away
Posted in a hand up, Changing, choosing HARD, Choosing to respond, clean and tidy
Posted in a hand up, Changing, choosing HARD, Choosing to respond, clean and tidy
Creating Supportive Orderly Frameworks
Sigh. I guess that is where change begins. It begins in expanding what I value.
Tagged with: a both and mindset, creative frameworks, valuing order
Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, Creating, Uncategorized
Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, Creating, Uncategorized
Clearing Out Piles — with Help
Years ago I had realized that Piles are Pending Items Leaking Energy. But yesterday, after the desk was cleared, I felt the reality of that wisdom. I felt good — lighter and energized and joyful!
A Two-Meal-Fast and Inner Processing
Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak Whispers the o’erfraught heart and bids it break.
Tagged with: Finding the Words, grief, Prayer and Fasting, processing, Sorrows
Posted in fasting FOR someone, Prayer, responding to God's Spirit, speaking
Posted in fasting FOR someone, Prayer, responding to God's Spirit, speaking
99 year-old Bea Burglund faces eviction
Anyway, I am sending this blog off to a B of A lawyer — in hope that maybe there is still Time and Will and Heart to let Bea live out her life undisturbed!
Working on my Website and on Myself
Oops! A Nudge! Yes, You are reminding me that — except for Apple — I am not good at asking for help. Dang. Somewhere deep inside lies a Subprogram that believes I should be able to do everything without asking for help
Save the DATE! March 7-9, 2013
Please, God, I want a lot of folks to receive what Honolulu ’13 Conference has to offer. And I would REALLY LOVE it to have folks come from all over the world. They could come early to relax and then stay a few days after the three-day conference to let it all soak in — while they soak in the sun.
New meanings for Upright
During this “class,” Dr. Cracknell explained that if our head is one inch forward of plumb, we double the stress on our back muscles. If our head is two inches forward we quadruple our muscle stress. It is an exponential relationship. Yikes!
A Moment with God 