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Volcanic Plumes, Conflicting Choices and Bigger Hearts

Good Morning, God, Having been caught in the Icelandic Volcano’s Travel Snarl — I didn’t much care for reading: “Larger events are less frequent but they will occur.” That was a quote from volcanologist, Haraldur Sigurdsson, who is chairing a

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Posted in Balancing and adjustments, choices, complexity, decision making, Hearts

Could I be Wrong? Really?

Good Morning, God! I’ve been listening to the book Being Wrong for several days now. The author is doing a very good job of helping me to understand that being wrong is part of how we think quickly and make

Posted in A God given diversity, adjusting, clapping our hands in joy, complexity, Expand my Heart, On being Different, people as gifts

Priorities, Gender Differences, And a New Attack on Structuring my Space

Good Morning, God! I saw this bright colored hibiscus yesterday and whipped out my camera to capture it for Kit. I was remembering the time I showed him a glorious hibiscus bush in full bloom — showed it to him

Posted in both / and, choices, Colors, complexity, sabbath rest, supportive organizational structures

Sweet Temptations, Industry Funded Studies, and new fangled “foods”

Good Morning, God I’ve been sitting here looking up articles on High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). Last night Kit showed me a letter to the editor of the Princeton Alumni Weekly that said Americans consumed 37.8 pounds of HFCS a

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Posted in complexity, food questions

Hip Hip for Heuristic Learning

Good Morning, God! Aaaaaah, a Sabbath Day, of refraining from work. I just got back from a 2/3rds jog and 1/3 walk while listening to Daniel Pink read his book, Drive. And now I can see, God, my DIFFICULTY in

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Posted in adjusting, complexity, freedom, Ongoing Transformation, The Learning Revolution

Butterflies, Systems Theory, and Emerging from our Chysalis

Good Morning, God I came across a “story” that is a favorite of mine (retold, I believe by Adrian Rogers): A man watched a butterfly trying to emerge from a cocoon. Thinking that he would help, the man took his

Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, Abundant Life, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, adjusting, complexity, web of life

Lamp poles and Life’s Layers and Mental Maps

Good Day, God! I love this photo. I love the swirls of the lamp post which seem to say Isn’t THIS FUN! A joyful lamp post? Well, I feel joyful looking at it. Then on the left are the unstructured

Posted in complexity, JOY, layer upon layer, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit

Blogs I Follow
Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching

Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching