Various important reminders – mostly from groundhogmum this week that perspective matters and small does not mean unimportant.
Her day is often built of small things – and each one of those things matter. Moving a hairbrush, forgetting to leave a door open, not putting something away, mis-matching socks, may seem like a small thing to me, [...]
Archive for November, 2009
The goddess of small things
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes 1% is enough
Posted in Uncategorized on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Very brief post today as time is short.
I was inspired by an article “We Will Embrace the Reality of Progress” written by Kevin Kelly the editor of Wired.
In it he quotes Rabbi Zalman Schater-Shalomi ‘There is more good than evil in the world – but not by much”.
Kevin goes on to point out that by [...]
Reflection is a conversation
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like the ideas explored in “The Reflective Practitioner” that reflection is like a conversation with the situation. Here are some thoughts and notes for the future:
What is the problem and how have I framed it?
Can I solve the problem I have set?
Do I like what I get when I solve this problem?
In solving this [...]
Running shoes
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t get round to empathy yesterday. A lot of empathy feels intuitively right. The part I find tough is the listening. When I pause shut up and really listen life is far easier.
It is very easy for me to hear every conversation as either a request for action or a criticisim or both. My [...]
Follow people not twits
Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m getting fed up with the same articles being rehashed about how to filter the noise out of your social networks
Perhaps I’m missing something. Everyone uses these networks in different ways. Personally I don’t understand the appeal of building the biggest network possible as quickly as I can. People matter too much to me for [...]
Working on a flabby core
Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have just finished reading Carl Rogers on becoming a person. For me the articles that struck home were his personal thoughts on teaching and learning.
The core conditions he picks out just feel right. Simple enough to remember and the reasoning makes sense. They also feel like a physical core. If you take the words, [...]
Re-starting
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a long time since I’ve written anything here.
Reviewing my old post its clear that starting this blog I had no clear idea what I wanted to write or how to write it. I still don’t. But at least now looking at it with a bit more perspective I have a better idea [...]
