Monthly food for thought!
Do you have any new thoughts as we move forward in 2014? Maybe some old thoughts that are still applicable today? Do any of these shared today remind you of something you forgot to remember? I’ve again limited my selections for the end of this month’s review to just eight (and that’s always difficult for me!) So here’s […]
Fix Your Broken Windows
There’s a concept in law enforcement known as the broken windows theory, which says that we take cues from our environment-so if a neighborhood shows evidence of minor lawbreaking, like graffiti or vandalism and these things go unchecked, people in that neighborhood become more likely to break bigger laws. But if you address these minor […]
Which role in the pack do you fulfill?
I got an intriguing glimpse into two different cultures (both the wolf culture and the Eskimo culture) as I reread the Newberry Award classic of 1974 by Jean Craighead George, titled Julie of the Wolves. I’d be interested to know where you would find yourself in them! This is a moving novel of a 13 year […]
Remember the computer saying G.I.G.O. ?
Did you know that at birth, a baby’s brain contains 100 billion neurons, roughly as many nerve cells as there are stars in the Milky Way, according to a Times magazine article? And what do we feed it? My first reaction? “Wow, we get all that power and hardware with no owner’s manual or instruction […]
Thoughts for the end of the year
As the year comes to a close, I like to reflect both forwards and backwards! So how will you release the 2013 year and welcome in the 2014?
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody!
This poem by Charles Osgood is about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. Which one do you know best? “There was a most important job that needed to be done, And no reason NOT to do it, there was absolutely none. But in vital matters such as this the thing you have […]
Winter…again?
They come regularly, right after autumn. Some are long, some are short, some are difficult, some are easy, but they always come right after autumn. That is never going to change. There are all kinds of winters-the “winter” when we can’t figure it out, the “winter” when everything seems to go haywire. There are economic winters, […]
Is broken better than new?
On one hand… The story goes that a 15th century Japanese shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, sent a broken tea bowl to China to have it fixed. When the bowl came back, it was held together with metal staples. Disgusted, he set out to find a better, more aesthetically pleasing way to repair broken pottery. His […]
Thoughts for the season?
With the holidays approaching rapidly, my thoughts seem to focus on how much I have to be grateful for. And I bet yours do too! Here’s my selections for this month’s quotes! Here’s some fun favorite thoughts! […]