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Considering Considerations: Metacognition
Thinking of the bravest things you have ever done probably brings you down many paths. Stop and think for a moment of those things or moments in your life that you would rate as brave. Just take a moment to think! I rate jumping out of a plane (although strapped to someone who knew what…
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Love. The spirit of what matters
Are you sangfroid and do you possess neart? Do you have “the ability to stay calm in difficult or dangerous situations” (Merriam Webster) and are you strong-spirited, possessing “inner strength, courage, or fortitude”? (Word Guru) Neart is an Irish word, picked up by Word Guru, but is yet to make it to Merriam Webster as…
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A Man Bought Dinosaurs
Have you ever met someone whose very presence instantly changed your life? I suppose everyone we meet fits that category if you let them. A meeting I had last week has left me in awe. Sitting in a hotel breakfast room, there was this guy. He was talking really loudly to his iPad and all…
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The Wild, Wild Western Mind
Grounding. Mindfulness. Meditation. Prayer. Breath. Being present. Qi Gong. Tai Chi. Compassion. Loving kindness. Gratitude. Patience. Letting go. Acupuncture. Yoga. Yoga nidra. Mindful eating. Mindful this. Mindful that. The list goes on. In western hands, (or should I say minds?) are these concepts conceptualized and practiced within a framework of “me”? Have they become buzz…
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Capturing the Essence of This Season: The run-on called life
When do we find time to wrap our gifts and our minds around the true meanings enfolded in what we perceive as a holiday season? While much (time) is spent, (focusing, attempting to control and later judging followed by periods of perseveration, not to mention decorating, purchasing, and don’t forget partaking in merriment the season)…
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Flow Revisited: Freedom within
One of my favorite books to read is, what I later learned, an anthropology text entitled, Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World by David Maybury-Lewis. I didn’t say, “One of the favorite books I have read.” You see, it’s a book you can savor. You can pick it up and learn, and learn, and…
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Land of Possibility
I live in a land of possibility where dreams spring forth like great avenues, the ebb and flow of its oceans rendering hope and serenity in each pulsation. I live in a land of possibility where loons sound the alarm as eagles soar overhead, and my hands toil rather than fret, where eyes meet and…
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The Bed Worth the Making
Taking to the trails, wandering up the blazes, watching footsteps diligently, and every now and then… asking: What am I missing? Look up? Look around? Where does your happiness abound? Is it in your cell? Is it in your self? Your pursuit for more money? Is it in your family? Is it in your home?…
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Beyond Seeing: Feeling what you feel
It was in October of 1921 when Benton MacKaye’s article, An Appalachian Trail: A project in regional planning was published in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects. With the backdrop of socioeconomic detail, MacKaye proposed a trail to extend from Mt. Katahdin, Maine to Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina along the Appalachian mountain range. …
Mind Set Go 