I am here to grow. I am here to grow physically: to be able to accomplish things with my body that I couldn’t before. I am here to grow intellectually: to expand my mind and increase my ability to understand and make meaning. I am here to grow emotionally: to become a better friend, kinder […]
Archives for July 2015
10 things that happened
1. Finished the On Being podcast interview with Mary Oliver. She pointed out the importance of paying attention and suggested that paying attention was a gateway toward cultivating empathy– attention being necessary but not sufficient. This interview, brought to my attention via Brain Pickings, is REQUIRED listening for all human beings. 2. Ran two miles until my […]
On making lists (my 100th post)
The beauty of making a list is that somehow, inevitably, some of the stuff on the list ends up shedding light on the other stuff and so on, making the entire process strangely (though perhaps only dimly) illuminating. Also, the items of the list cease to exist independent of one another and removing any single […]
10 things that happened
It’s good to make lists. Especially when the elegance of prose (to say nothing of poetry) is elusive. It’s good to sift through a day or some other period of time and see what gets caught in the mesh. 1) Had lunch with a dear colleague. Got creative. 2) Listened to my daughter kvetch about […]
Life
Writing now with no idea what to express. Simply trying to reconnect with the act of breaking down thoughts into words into letters and then reconstructing them into ideas and sentences. Writing is a discipline. How quickly the muscles slack and atrophy. The same with reflection. How quickly the image can blur, morph, and eventually […]
10 Bobby Weir Tunes for the Ages
When it comes to The Grateful Dead I definitely feel the Jerry vibe more than the Bobby vibe. If I have to explain what I’m talking about you may want to move on to a different post (or keep reading). But when I start to think about what I consider to be the most epic […]