Archive for March, 2008
sink or swim or maybe just float…
Rick wrote a blog today that a comment of mine apparently prompted (http://rickdancer.com/news/2008/03/29/the-secret-to-staying-afloat#comment-86). His blog reminded me of something amazing I witnessed at camp one time (before I lived there), down by the river (no van) when the salmon were spawning. First of all, just the fact that the salmon spawn in the manner that […]
Read More..>>i can do all things…
With Duke out, this is now my favorite part of the Madness this year…..http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney08/columns/story?columnist=whelliston_kyle&id=3319896&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1
Read More..>>addition and subtraction…
I recently read that Meister Eckhart, a 14th century Christian mystic, once said that the spiritual life is not so much a process of addition as a process of subtraction. (The Clearing Season, by Sarah Parsons, p. 84). I really resonate with that thought. I’ve spent the last six weeks moving through The Clearing Season, […]
Read More..>>perception is everything now isn’t it?
I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience. - Shelley Winters
Read More..>>i make me laugh…
When the Detective in the movie, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” asks the sexpot, Jessica Rabbit, what a “dame” like her sees in a rabbit like “that”, she replies simply (but in that sultry, throat-y way that ONLY Kathleen Turner can pull off), “He makes me laugh.” I love that line. I love to laugh. I […]
Read More..>>i hate roller coasters…
Most people can’t believe it when I tell them that. I have the personality that one would think belongs to a person who would absolutely LIVE for the thrill of the ride. Couldn’t be further from the truth for this girl. I can’t stand ‘em - scared to death of them. In fact, the only […]
Read More..>>the pulse of god…
I go to the sea, for there, at peace, my soul converges with its source and turns its touch from earthly care and feels the pulse of God. One of my favorite authors and artists is Robert Sexton (www.robertsexton.com). My mother introduced me to his works, and I am not sure how she found him, but we […]
Read More..>>it appears as though the gloves are off…
…in my political party’s (now literal) “fight to the finish”, and I just have to publicly express how incredibly discouraged I am. I was reading on 360’s blog (CNN / Anderson Cooper) last night and someone mentioned how ironic it was that everybody says they’re going to run a positive campaign, but when it turns […]
Read More..>>speaking softly…
I am going back to work full time next week - yep, turn out the lights, the party’s over. Sigh. Actually, this isn’t a bad thing at all. 1 - It is just hard to raise a family on even two salaries these days, let alone one and a half. Throw in a couple of […]
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