 By Jim Selman | Bio
I got another shot of what has been a
curiosity to me for a long time: the growing practice of ‘texting’.
This practice was highlighted for me when I read that Barack Obama has
to kick his Blackberry habit in his new job and again when I was at the
theater earlier this week with an audience of mostly 20 and
30-year-olds. Both before the curtain and at the intermission, I
counted about 30 folks fixated on their ‘mobile communication devices’.
Several were even covertly ‘peeking’ during the performance. I don’t think I am a Luddite, yet somehow this seemed[ Read More]
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 By Shae Hadden | Bio
How
often do we relate to our health as we grow older as something ‘less
than’ what it was in the past? I am reminded of a dear friend in her
20s who has lived with polio all her life. For her, the baseline of
health is so very different than mine, and yet, as she grows older, she
too is caught up in the ‘less than’ comparison. Over the past few
months, I have been discovering another way of relating to my
health—both present and future. I have been discovering that I am not
my health or any story I may have about what was possible in the past
or what’s possible in the future for my body. I am learning how to be a
patient patient, a middle-aged woman committed to my healing process.[ Read More]
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By Shae HaddenBio
I’ve had some further insights since my last post about Balance. No matter what the extent of my commitments, I see ‘balance’ as my
ability to be ‘grounded’ and ‘present’. In each moment, I’m doing what
I’m doing…and just that. Nothing else. The whole idea of ‘balancing
work and life’, as if they are polar opposites, makes no sense to me. Life is everything I experience.[ Read More]
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 Finding balance in life has been a concern of mine for a long time.
From the number of times it comes up in conversation, it appears to be
a major concern for many others as well. My struggle for balance came
to a head recently with a series of inexplicable dizzy spells.
Admittedly, I’ve been running non-stop since my mother passed away
suddenly two years ago—abandoning a work situation where I felt
inspired but unappreciated, leaving a 20-year relationship with my
husband to find out who I was and to find opportunities to grow,
abandoning my self-care practices to commit myself fully to my career,
taking no ‘time out’ to rest or recoup. I left behind my sense of
security and let go of my connections to the past—even changing my
name. The race I’ve been running and the choices I’ve made have often
left me feeling ‘unbalanced’ and disoriented.[ Read More]
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By Vince DiBianca
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I've noticed I'm feeling a certain dynamic tension between two
opposing forces. On one hand, I'm committed to going out in the world
and maximizing the difference I can make. In my 60s, that continues to
be a significant priority. On the other hand, I'd like to play more,
visit with my family and work in my woodshop. And that too is a
priority. The
tension comes from the fact that I'm equally committed to both
priorities.
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