Posted on March 12, 2010 by LJ
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Balance
Webster’s defined balance as “a state of equilibrium between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements”. Equilibrium is a reactive thing. As a force pushes, it adjusts.
When people talk about life-work balance, they inevitably talk about amounts of time designated to certain areas of their lives. [...]
Posted on February 5, 2010 by LJ
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I am a fan of Robert Fulghum (Books by Robert Fulgham), and his blog is one that usually has me thinking, and often chuckling. A few weeks ago he posted an article, “Reflection at Winter Solstice”, with the “Mother Questions” (sorry, the article is [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 3, 2010 by LJ
“What is your life purpose?”Darned if I know.
I really dislike that question. I don’t have, and have never had, one thing that dominates my life, driving decisions and goals. I’ve always admired people who make it seem easy — you know, the ones that know what their college major is [...]
Posted on January 6, 2010 by LJ
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The new year is often a time of figuring out where you’re going, but for me, I need to also look back and see what I did. Here are the five best things I did in 2009:
NaNoWriMo
2009 was my fourth year for National Novel [...]
Posted on October 16, 2009 by LJ
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I recently started a new journal, and to make it easier on myself, I chose one with journal prompts. You know, “what is going on in the news”, “what I did”, “what the weather was like” and that sort of thing. But two prompts [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on October 15, 2009 by LJ
Somebody said to me the other day that she needed to stay where her feet were. It struck me as odd, because I first thought she misplaced her appendages! But what it really meant is that her mind had to be where her body was.
As I went for a walk [...]
