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Raising the sails

September 7, 2009

I’ve taken some time today to organize my home office. I’m about to begin studies at the C. G. Jung Institute of New York, a journey which will likely last at least the next four years. A great part of the effort will be expended journeying through the pages gathered now on these two [...]

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Adjusting process, even slightly

September 6, 2009

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Today we harvest the basil from the herb garden and turn it into pesto. The results will be separated in to serving sizes and then frozen. We’ve been growing basil for over ten years, so each step is now quite familiar.
We will be adding a new step this year before chopping the [...]

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The Perfect Search

September 4, 2009

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In John Battelle’s 2005 book The Search, he offers some interesting thinking in the chapter titled “The Perfect Search”:
“Imagine the ability to ask any question and get not just an accurate answer, but your perfect answer – an answer that suits the context and intent of your question, an answer that with eerie [...]

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Finding the tail of a lost dream

August 26, 2009

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This scenario can happen almost any day. While waking up and still in that in between state known as the hypnogogic, a dream seems vividly present and full of fascinating imagery for reflection…yet as the transition into the day begins, as the routines take hold and the ego “concerns” again grab our [...]

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On your game

August 24, 2009

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An interesting lesson can be gleaned from the arts by looking “backstage” in order to see the practices that lead up to the final result. The glimpse at engagement and witnessing the labor pains, looking at the paint that has spilled on the floor, scanning through marginalia, all these all [...]

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…from the inside out

August 23, 2009

This peculiar string of thoughts unfolded while waiting to get the oil changed on the car yesterday. Seated in the lobby, it struck me how the neon open sign was backwards from within the business. Of course it needed to be if the cars driving past were to get the message within a split second [...]

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Annotation as Passage : SxSW insights

March 16, 2009

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A huge gain for my practice coming out of sxsw will be incorporating annotation into how I engage the web. While Reframe It provides the means, it’s important to delve into the gains that are awaiting if the practice becomes embedded into engagement.
Many of us know the use of a [...]

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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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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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