Archive for February, 2010
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Abbott & Costello & Ricky & Lucy & Pinky & The Brain
When you hear the word “partner” what do you think of? Buddy cop movies? Lawyers? Same sex couples? It is a word that describes all of the above, and far more. As social creatures, we have partners in our academic, personal and professional lives. From group projects in college [...]
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Wherever You Go, There You Are
“But if we learn to think of it as anticipation, as learning, as growing, if we think of the time we spend waiting for the big things of life as an opportunity instead of a passing of time, what wonderful horizons open out!” - Anna Neagle
We don’t have much control over the situations which wander [...]
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
French Vanilla Coffee & a Fire in the Hearth
The Mindfulist posed the question recently, “If today were your last, what would you do right now? What would go straight to first place on your to do list?” Thinking about my answer made me consider the questions “Who would you spend your last day with, and what does that answer tell you?”
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
You Throw the Ball. You Catch the Ball. You Hit the Ball. Sometimes You Win. Sometimes You Lose. Sometimes it Rains.
People talk about prominent sports figures “getting back to basics”, and the concept seems to ring true, either from practical experience or common sense. You should be able to do the same thing with your personal life. The question is, what exactly are the basics of your personal life? What is it you [...]
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
How Busy Are You?
Life is rarely, if ever, clean and simple. But simplicity is a good goal. I think it is fairly common for most folks to stop every once in a while and realize how crazy they have allowed their life and schedule to become. We often keep saying yes to new commitments at [...]
