celebrating my beloved sisters' birthdays
http://changewarrior.blogspot.com/2014/03/celebrating-siblings.html
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Happy New Year 2014
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For most the holidays and year end are when matters come to a head - for better or worse. As we rush, rush, rush then crash headlong into our future.
Instead of waiting for a special occasion, would it not feel better to acknowledge the specialness of every moment - timely or not?
Rather than giving the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time - how to do the opposite with attention and effort?
Giving is a disciplined art that needs years of practice and observation to be done appropriately.
The poet David Whyte writes of Giving - "The full genius of gift giving is found when we give what a person does not fully feel they deserve, but that does not overstretch the point, it is the appropriate but surprising next step in their lives. It disarms and moves and empowers all at once while gratifying the one who gives beyond most everyday satisfactions."
Hopefully our state of attention and affairs allows us to be creative and contemplative enough to do so.
If we missed it this year then there is hope in the New Year!
labels & roles, patterns & habits
For most the holidays and year end are when matters come to a head - for better or worse. As we rush, rush, rush then crash headlong into our future.
Instead of waiting for a special occasion, would it not feel better to acknowledge the specialness of every moment - timely or not?
Rather than giving the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time - how to do the opposite with attention and effort?
Giving is a disciplined art that needs years of practice and observation to be done appropriately.
The poet David Whyte writes of Giving - "The full genius of gift giving is found when we give what a person does not fully feel they deserve, but that does not overstretch the point, it is the appropriate but surprising next step in their lives. It disarms and moves and empowers all at once while gratifying the one who gives beyond most everyday satisfactions."
Hopefully our state of attention and affairs allows us to be creative and contemplative enough to do so.
If we missed it this year then there is hope in the New Year!
Sunday, October 27, 2013
making whoopee!
October 31 is Samhain or Halloween - also known as All Hallows Eve - the celebration of the end of the year and the beginning of the year's last season. Straddling the line between fall and winter, harvest and follow, life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition.
Pagan or Christian, ancient or modern, young or old - the world over, we all come together to share and celebrate on this special day. As the wind grows chill and the days shorten, we bundle up around our hearths and get warm and cozy.
Read the full post here - http://changewarrior.blogspot.com/2013/10/making-whoopee.html.
Pagan or Christian, ancient or modern, young or old - the world over, we all come together to share and celebrate on this special day. As the wind grows chill and the days shorten, we bundle up around our hearths and get warm and cozy.
Read the full post here - http://changewarrior.blogspot.com/2013/10/making-whoopee.html.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
being penny wise but pound foolish
While social media is an inevitable part of most of our lives, many are ill
equipped to even make educated distinctions between media formats
and socializing.
equipped to even make educated distinctions between media formats
and socializing.
To be clear, social media is a way to convey or share information with a
wide audience, while social networking is an act of engagement. Social
media is the means to deliver a message. Social networking is the
two-way communication that builds and develops relationships.
wide audience, while social networking is an act of engagement. Social
media is the means to deliver a message. Social networking is the
two-way communication that builds and develops relationships.
"Social Media can be called a strategy and an outlet for broadcasting,
while Social Networking is a tool and a utility for connecting with others."
~ Lon S. Cohen
while Social Networking is a tool and a utility for connecting with others."
~ Lon S. Cohen
Read the full blog here.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
ghosts from the past
It never ceases to amaze me who shows up to
greet me for my birthday each year. Now that my birth month is done I can
officially say my birthday acknowledgements are finally over.
There are my all time predictables - mostly family & long-time friends. Whether they greet me early, on time or belatedly - it's always a warm & fuzzy pleasure to hear from them.
There are the social media savvy - those close & dear sending greetings from casual to sappy - as well as passing acquaintances or former friends & colleagues grown distant - be it thru time or presence or convenience or the lack of either.
Every year though, some long lost one or two pop up to surprise me & spice things up. Memories stir, feelings are rekindled, conversations ignited. Whether we find ourselves back in the groove or orbiting in different spheres - reconnections are made however brief or long lasting.
Intangibles are made tangible as magic manifests once again. Travel the world & the seven seas. Everybody's looking for something. Sweet dreams are made of this.
There are my all time predictables - mostly family & long-time friends. Whether they greet me early, on time or belatedly - it's always a warm & fuzzy pleasure to hear from them.
There are the social media savvy - those close & dear sending greetings from casual to sappy - as well as passing acquaintances or former friends & colleagues grown distant - be it thru time or presence or convenience or the lack of either.
Every year though, some long lost one or two pop up to surprise me & spice things up. Memories stir, feelings are rekindled, conversations ignited. Whether we find ourselves back in the groove or orbiting in different spheres - reconnections are made however brief or long lasting.
Intangibles are made tangible as magic manifests once again. Travel the world & the seven seas. Everybody's looking for something. Sweet dreams are made of this.
Monday, July 8, 2013
martyrs, mystics, monsters
"There is no way on the spiritual quest to avoid demonic forces. At the very least the seeker carries them within himself, in the form of his own passions and illusions. At various stages of the path, he must confront and deal with each of them in one way or another." - "Wrathful Deities" by Edwin Bernbaum, Parabola Magazine [Volume 6: Number 4]
The age old debate over fate and free will has wound from discussion to debacle between friend and foe.
read more. . . .
The age old debate over fate and free will has wound from discussion to debacle between friend and foe.
read more. . . .
Saturday, June 22, 2013
of fathers, padres & daddy issues
as seen on Change Warrior
We were once a conquered land, ruled by the church back in the time of the Inquisition. Many old families can trace their ancestry back to their parish priest. Unfortunately, long after we rebelled and won our independence, priests continued fathering illegitimate families.
read more. . . .
We were once a conquered land, ruled by the church back in the time of the Inquisition. Many old families can trace their ancestry back to their parish priest. Unfortunately, long after we rebelled and won our independence, priests continued fathering illegitimate families.
read more. . . .
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