..scootch, scootch, stall; scootch, stall, catastrophic reversal; bog, bog, scootch.” Anne Lamott, Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith In her book, Grace (Eventually), Thoughts on Faith, Anne Lamott tells the story of how when she and her 10 year old son moved into their new house he was afraid to sleep in his new bedroom which was much further away from hers than in their old house – separated by two rooms and two short hallways. They devised a plan to get him to sleep in his room. He slept in a sleeping bag which on the first night was on [...] Read more...
LivingSocial
Disclaimer: In the interests of full-disclosure, you should know that this post is about technology. While there is no techie-speak involved, it is about technology nonetheless. Techno-phobes be warned! I’ve been accused by many of being a total geek. They’re probably right. Even though I consider myself to be the least geeky technology person I know, there are some aspects of technology which make me giddy. If you pair my love of cool technology with my even bigger love of BOOKS, you’ve got a recipe for off the charts giddiness. Such was my joy today when I visited one of my favorite spots on [...] Read more...
Everything Is Illuminated
Like millions of people across the globe I sat with eyes fixated on the TV screen as it started to become apparent that Barack Obama would be the next President of the United States. I woke the next morning feeling a sense of something having shifted. In me. In the world. Anything and everything seems possible. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. Marianne Williamson – A Return to Love Several years ago I attended a seminar, the closing event of which is something I will never forget. Read more...
Early Morning Musings
For some reason I’m up at 3:40am. I woke up around midnight and started reading. (damn those addictive un-put-downable Twilight books). I haven’t been able to get back to sleep so I ended up at the keyboard. What is it about the wee hours that makes you dig into the dark recesses of your mind and pull out the not-so pretty thoughts in there for examination? I find myself wondering why it is that just when I think I am have gained some level of mastery over certain habitual emotional responses, they pop back up in a most annoying fashion. Read more...
