I’m mesmerized by the images on the TV of the Chilean miners being rescued. Having trouble peeling my eyes away to do the tasks of the day… Saw Jorge, a miner in his 50’s emerged just as I was brushing my teeth. I don’t watch TV in the morning, but I had it on this …
Inner Conversations
When’s the last time you had a conversation with yourself? The above question is not to ferret out psychosis or diagnose you with something spooky. It’s a candid question that I think is helpful for each of us to ask ourselves. What I’m talking about is: When you find yourself feeling scared, to slow down, …
Getting Stuff Done
I saw this video about procrastination the other day and chuckled. It was cute. sitellite/util/snippets (code=6f7cfb65db7c9136f2dc7735dbe867d3) LIke I said, I thought it was cute. Except this silly video came to haunt me this week…though I’m grateful. I’ve found myself less able to pull off the sort of self-fraud that I often do. This week was …
Technology Hygiene
OK, so I invented this term…at least, when I googled it, it didn’t come up with any relevant terms. And if it’s not in Google, it doesn’t exist, right? But I’m hoping that it is a term that’s gonna catch on. Take a read, and pass it on. Put it as a screen saver for …
Raft Lessons = Life Lessons
I went white water rafting the other day down the Sunwapta River near Jasper, Alberta. Level 3 rafting…not for the faint of heart, helmets required. It was a blast…a little terrifying to anticipate, but a blast to remember. As part of making it a great experience, Jeff, our guide, spent a lot of …
Celebrate Being Here
I’m alive…that’s something to be grateful for. Every once in a while, the Maker of Life has an opportunity to teach me something that affirms that truth–all the more valuable a lesson when I’m not feeling it. Let me tell you the story…I’ll try to leave out painstaking details–some of which make the story even …
Finding a Path to Change
Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein A friend of mine is quite fond of this phrase. He is a faithful and successful AA member who repeats this line to people who ask him for his support on their journey of sobriety. This line comes in very …
Impersonating Ourselves
In All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Robert Fulghum tells of the day he was left with eighty boys and girls, all five years old. It was his job to keep these children occupied for one hour, a seemingly, impossible task. In desperation he remembered the game “Giants, Wizards, and Dwarfs,” …
Things I learned on my trip Part 5
Last installment….bet you’re glad I’m about done! This is it: Inspiration is all around us…when we see it and look for it, and allow ourselves to be inspired by it…well, LOOK OUT WORLD!! Here I come! The above photo is of an impossibly little guy who is out with his dad enjoying the fresh air …
Things I learned on my trip Part 3
What goes for ducks, also goes for people sometimes. Last weekend, I was reminded powerfully that what is easy and (on the surface) appealing isn’t always what is good for us. While on the weekend, living away at from my computer, I had no opportunity to play “Tetris”. I am, by nature, a person who …