Where wisdom fuels change
Posted in Change & Growth on Feb 3rd, 2009
As I’ve noted in my last posts, I’m studying the ancient and timeless wisdom found in the book of Ecclesiastes from the Bible, starting with the passage I wrote about here. Each line of this passage describes life’s unchanging and changing natures by showing opposites that aren’t in contradiction, but rather part of a spiral […]
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, Internal wisdom, Meaningful Relationships on Apr 3rd, 2008
Math used to be a four-letter word for me. In seventh grade I developed a mental block to basic addition, subtraction, etc. I managed to take algebra as a freshman in high school, but never took another math class for the next seven years — all the way to my Bachelor’s Degree. Fortunately life’s experiences […]
Posted in Change & Growth, Internal wisdom, Meaningful Relationships, Protecting our Power on Feb 22nd, 2008
As a seeker of wisdom, I have found all those pearls of insight come in a variety of ways. Some insights are sneaky. These crafty ones like to slip up behind you and whack you on the head with a burst of sudden understanding. Waylaid by wisdom, you might say. You didn’t want it, didn’t […]
Posted in Internal wisdom on Feb 21st, 2008
I am going through a big change in my life at this sage age of 48, and you are invited to take the journey with me via this blog. Until now, I led a life of pushing myself by sheer will power; by driving myself with the urgings of perfectionism and my family’s culture of […]