A Credo of True Beauty

April 30, 2017

Diarmuid O’Murchu, a fascinating Irish scholar and social psychologist,  puts forth one of the best descriptions/explanations of Bohmian of dialogue* in his excellent book, “Quantum Theology.” I had always thought of this process (though I had no name for it) more as a way of being, really. When I thought consciously along these lines, it … Read More

Matter vs. Consciousness as the Chicken & the Egg

April 23, 2017

In our current age of the almighty Reason and Logic, everything has been about matter. You know, stuff — the physical world. If you can see, touch, and measure it, it is real. Our reality is made up of atoms and photons, wavicles and quarks that form earth and stars and plastic, music, and lipstick. … Read More

Skill Building? Snow Shovels & A/C Filters

April 9, 2017

There is always something new to learn. A new horizon to befriend…especially for the homeowner.  And where I live, in just the past week, both my heat AND my air-conditioning have gone on.  Fickle spring weather?  Climate change?  It doesn’t matter…I still have to cope. After over 40 years in Vermont, I know about cold … Read More

The Curiousity Asset

July 17, 2016

“Curiousity killed the cat!” begins an old sing-song taunt tossed about when I was a child.  It was meant to shame or deter someone who had poked their nose where it wasn’t — according to someone or something — supposed to be.  The usual retort was “Satisfaction brought him back!” often accompanied by a final … Read More

Aging: Knees, trees, 30’s…

July 10, 2016

I’m at the forefront of the baby boomers.  Bet you couldn’t tell by my previous posts… But for those of us who chanted “Don’t trust anyone over thirty!” we are now more than twice that, and many of us no longer have the luxury(?) of a roadmap of how this aging thing goes.  Granted, my … Read More