Called to give thanks

Called to give thanks

by | Oct 25, 2017 | Gratitude, kind promises

Recently, at a meditation retreat, they piped in three different sound streams. Meditators were surrounded by two kinds of music and one foreign language radio station while they were encouraged to still their minds. The cacophony blended to a sort of sound landscape...
gratitude alchemy

gratitude alchemy

by | Oct 11, 2017 | Gratitude, kind promises

If you look online, it’s easy to find ideas for practicing gratitude. (Check this and that, for example.) Each day, when I go to my computer, I make a note of something for which I have been grateful in the last 24 hours. In addition, I am practicing “gratitude...
A continuum of advocacy.

A continuum of advocacy.

by | Sep 19, 2017 | Advocacy, kind promises

At a time in the world where there are so many issues calling out for our attention, it is hard to know where to put one’s energy. I have written before about how to recognize issues requiring advocacy. (Four years later, Paul Corby is still awaiting entry into a...
New H/W S/W combo requires reinvention skills

New H/W S/W combo requires reinvention skills

by | Aug 17, 2017 | kind promises

This month, I am turning to the kind promise “to reinvent my life whimsically.” At this significant level of disability, I depend entirely on others to help me with reinvention (and with everything else). Using the computer every day helps keep me connected (email and...