From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Lending a hand

February 14, 2009

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My Valentine Wish for everybody is simple. That we turn the idea of lending a hand, which at times we reserve for the needy or the hurting, and apply it to those that are most precious and dear to us.
Perhaps it’s not an hand, but an ear. Perhaps an eye. Perhaps…
When [...]

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Need a little help…

February 13, 2009

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Henie reported that she is having trouble leaving comments on this site. If you are also running into this difficulty, could you let me know either on twitter @ccseed or by email at ccseed@gmail.com
Also, if you have any clue what might be going wrong, taking suggestions.
Thank You

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Big Fish and Blue Velvet

February 12, 2009

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Charles over at Creative Lifestyles shared a link to a David Lynch lecture with me on Twitter last week and recommended his book Catching the Big Fish. Intrigued by the lecture I followed through and picked up a used copy for a couple of bucks, which arrived yesterday.
In many ways [...]

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Why to the fifth power

February 11, 2009

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It’s a type of root cause analysis and it’s as simple as asking the same question “why” about a certain topic five times. It’s difficult though, primarily because it means giving up the control on some level of the initial answers, which of course, you have formulated and in a very concrete way, [...]

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Introducing a new category : The News Real

February 11, 2009

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Heads Up! Each Sunday morning I’ll be adding a new type of post here at Catskill Cottage Seed. The News Real will provide links to a variety of news sources and provide commentary with one eye turned toward the archetypes. The idea stems from a class that Charles Olson used to teach at [...]

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Soccer Practice

February 11, 2009

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Dream: In practice for a soccer team and the coach is reviewing the reasons for a recent defeat, breaking down on the black board why the offense broke down. He then lays out four variations on a single play to implement in the next game. He then asks [...]

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Kindle a light in the darkness

February 10, 2009

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“Man’s task is…to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious. Neither should he persist in his unconsciousness nor remain identical with the unconscious elements of his being, thus evading his destiny, which is to create more and more consciousness. As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of [...]

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Savor the moments…

February 9, 2009

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While I slowly get my feet beneath me, the clear take away from the prolonged visit by this uninvited guest, otherwise known at strep-B, has been to begin again to savor the moments. Breath in life.
Much of my focus and attention preceeding my illness was rushed, frantic, always feeling behind the eight ball, [...]

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