Reading about spiritual practices: Sometimes grading can be fun
Earlier today, I posted this picture demonstrating the luxurious life of the grad student. Friday night? Studying. Saturday morning? Scrawling note cards. …
“Not today” and other ideas for visiting “The City”
Photo credit For most people, November means Fall, Thanksgiving, football, Black Friday*. For communication nerds, it also means NCA or the National …
A good stretch
Although I am usually not thrilled about attending classes* on the weekend, I was excited to complete the third and final meeting …
Putting it out to the universe: New adventures and answers to prayer
Yeah, this photo really isn’t related but it made me laugh. Credit here. In recent years, I’ve been a big fan of …
Thursday 13: Feeling like a grown-up
I’ve been called an “old soul” and I joke (half seriously) that I was born middle-aged. My cultural references tend to be …
Creature of habit I am
When Brenda and I were but wee ones, we watched movies over and over and over. And then over again. For example, …
Thursday 13: Imaginary lives and such
A few months ago, my friend Jehara wrote a fascinating Thursday 13 about her “imaginary lives” a la Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s …
Thursday 13: Life Snapshot
For lack of other inspiration, this belated Thursday 13 is a current snapshot of life. Enjoy! 1. Recent photos: Me, Marm and …
It’s all a matter of perspective
Pictures like this (from here) make my brain hurt! In my Relational Leadership class, my students and I discussed perspective today. Visual, …
Thursday 13: Battling stress
Thump, thump…THUMP…………..Thump……….thump, thump…THUMP………….thump………thump, thump. That would be what my stress sounded like during the months I finished up my master’s thesis. After …