It is a challenge for me to be awake and alive to the possibilites of each moment. I am easily distracted from the present by the regrets and excuses of the past, and the fears and fantasies of the future. It takes a lot of work to be attentive to the present, and working that […]
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It is easy for me to get lost in my own story. It is easy to become focused on achieving the things that call out for my attention each day, to lose the direction and the narrative. It is easy to allow the immediate to distract me from the meaningful. This is a good week
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Preparations for the Expanded and Enhanced 2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage continue at a fever pace. If I say so myself, I have been relentless in my research efforts. Thank you to everyone who has participated in research so far. Please let me know if you are able to help. Every good researcher knows the value
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Yes, my birthday is three days before Christmas. Actually, less than two shopping days before Christmas. I was born a month premature, and spent that month, including my first Christmas, in the hospital. My parents got a tax deduction a year before they expected one, but that did not really translate into special birthday benefits
The Winter Solstice is the day each year with the shortest amount of daylight. Each year, the light grows shorter and the darkness lasts longer, until today. Even now, with our technologies to turn night into day and bring light into the darkness, the balance of light and darkness shapes our lives. I work with
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Our lives are filled with things which must be done: errands, tasks, to-dos, responsibilities. We move through life accomplishing these things, checking off each one and moving on to the next one. We finish our errands, meet our responsibilities, get things done. Our lives have a rhythm, a comfortable pattern, that keeps us going. We
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1. That person with a striking haircut, piercings, and tattoos really can help me learn how to us my new iPad, iPhone, and iMac. 2. I may be able to survive without caffeinated coffee. 3. There are people who are interested in listening to what I have to share with them. 4. Being kind is
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I got together with my friend Jan recently at a craft brewery in Orange County. Jan is a wine lover, and the first time we met was her introduction to craft brewing. I think that might have been the first time she had finished an entire pint of beer, which was something of a revelation
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Discovering and growing into contemplation is one of the greatest joys of my life. Becoming contemplative changes everything for me, enriches my life beyond description, and helps me begin each day to be a stronger leader. Contemplation helps me learn to let go. Being contemplative is all about letting go of everything that distracts us.
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Pasadena is known for its trees. Many parts of town are filled with tree-lined streets like the Midwestern town where I was born. Pasadena’s trees give great shade on warm days. They are like old friends and acquaintances as I walk, and run, around town. A couple of weeks ago there was a very windy
