Where wisdom fuels change
Posted in Meaningful Relationships on Sep 18th, 2008
Passions and fears tend to run high in an election year. I’ve even seen hate elevated as part of normal discussions. Amid the clamoring and finger-pointing, my Auntie M sent me this wonderful except from J. Ruth Gendler’s Notes on the Need for Beauty: The Navaho word hozho, translated into English as “beauty,” also means […]
Posted in Change & Growth, Meaningful Relationships on Sep 12th, 2008
I’m happy to announce that SpaceAgeSage was recently accepted as a member of the 9rules Blog Network. The logo for the network is now part of my blog. I first became aware of this independent community when Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net joined. The name of the network comes from this list of “Rules” the group […]
Posted in Meaningful Relationships on Sep 6th, 2008
This week my husband and I celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. Greg and I have come a long way since those first, clueless days of early marriage. For much of that time, my mother has lived with us, first as a retired person living on too small of an income to be on her own […]
Posted in Change & Growth, Impact the World, Internal wisdom, Meaningful Relationships on Aug 25th, 2008
I heard something interesting last weekend that I’ve allowed to roll around in my mind for awhile. The gist of this person’s perspective was that ingratitude prevents us from truly moving through our own personal growth. Now I know the value of gratitude and its ability to impact the world, but I never viewed its […]
Posted in Change & Growth, Meaningful Relationships on Jun 24th, 2008
Anyone who has tried to break an old habit knows that change is not easy. What’s really tough is that we often hold ourselves back by how we define ourselves, which in turn, create motivation and momentum killers in the form of excuses. Sometimes doing Inner Work on those things that hold us back is […]