The quote, “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter,” has been attributed to many people: Blaise Pascal, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Henry David Thoreau, Cicero, Woodrow Wilson, Mark Twain. According to Garson O’Toole at Quote Investigator, the saying originates in 1657 by French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal. That it […]
On Making
A work of art… is not a living thing… that walks or runs. But the making of a life. That which gives you a reaction. To some it is the wonder of human fingers. To some it is the wonder of the mind. To some it is the wonder of technique. And to some it […]
On Joy
My summer reading list includes The Book of Joy and The Wisdom of Menopause. The Book of Joy is based on a week-long conversation between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, moderated and written by Douglas Abrams. The premise of their conversation was to answer the question: “How do we find joy […]
Crossword 7/2/19
One aspect of my 2019 Self Care motto is to play more. In the spirit of a holiday week, I decided to offer a different kind of entertainment. I hope the crossword adds to your merrymaking, or provides a quiet respite on a busy day. Putting it together for you brought me a lot of […]
On Intent
Last summer I gave a sermon at The Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist. An early draft included a section on the four stages of competence. It didn’t make the final cut, but the four stages provided me a new pathway to thinking about the learning process. Four stages of competence: Unconscious incompetence – […]
On Experience
When I created my Facebook account in 2008, I felt daunted by the About Me section. Full disclosure: I’m not a natural at this sort of thing. I overthink. I doubt. Rinse and repeat. Not knowing what the world of Facebook would eventually entail (I joined to keep up with friends from graduate school), I […]
