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Where are You? — part 2
With gratitude to Fred Bishop — Quit whining and bloom where you are planted because you sure can’t bloom anywhere else! — And long before Fred or I came along, ’twas said by none other than John Calvin — The…
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Judgement: Dolly, You and Me.
“I don’t think we should be judgmental,” said Dolly Parton. “Lord, I’ve got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else.” While her second line is exclamatory in context, it’s also confessional. See Romans 3:23 for details.…
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Where are You?
With gratitude to Fred Bishop — Quit whining and bloom where you are planted because you sure can’t bloom anywhere else! — And long before Fred or I came along, ’twas said by John Calvin — The Lord bids each…
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“Schools These Days!”
Came my way from several teachers — Lots has changed in education SOME THINGS HAVE NOT: Students need to be heard Students must be valued Students need to feel safe Students must feel understood Students need to feel successful
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Freedom in…is freedom in….
“Freedom in Christ is freedom in life” That’s what was on a t-shirt. “Freedom in Christ is freedom in life” You agree or not? “Freedom in Christ is freedom in life” Looking forward to hearing from you, any of the…
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Your Notebook’s History, part 5
Maybe I should change the title today to “Your Notebook’s Future.” Interested in what to write, when, how, and more? Suggestions and answers abound in pretty much anything by Julia Cameron. Her classic is The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path…
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Your Notebook’s History, part 4
How fancy is your notebook? how fancy does it need to be? For context, consider these examples — Boccaccio recorded his reading in his zibaldoni; Milton confided notes and quotations in five languages to his “common-place” book; Charles Darwin used…
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Your Notebook’s History, part 3
Can’t stop. This* is that good — A notebook thus becomes an extension of the self. Perhaps it is your deep personal self and you are writing down your emotions and experiences in a diary (or “egodocument,” as present-day academics…
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Your Notebook’s History, part 2
Hadn’t planned on extending this…but… A fresh notebook exudes strange power. If you have ever opened one, perhaps while sitting at a sidewalk cafe, you will know the rising sense of possibility that comes with what Mr. Allen calls “the…
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