Tag: living

04 Apr

Macrotermes

Macrotermes

As a child Boris had spent hours constructing elaborate ‘houses’ out of playing cards. He slipped cards into the pages of books to provide sound …

 
By Lynsey
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27 Sep

The test

The test

It all started out as a run of the mill eye test. A couple of years and it’s time for me to get my eye …

 
By Lynsey
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17 Sep

Infinite arcs

Infinite arcs

The south coast. The sun arcs overhead. Waves rolling out like freshly floured pastry on the shore. The ancient traditions of worshipping on the sea …

 
By Lynsey
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04 Aug

338 – Time to do

338 – Time to do

Donny had worked in the mail room for most of his life, in fact, all of his working life. He was a simple soul, and …

 
By Lynsey
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24 Jul

327 – Returning home

327 – Returning home

Every single person has capabilities, abilities and gifts. Living a good life depends on whether those capabilities can be used, abilities expressed and gifts given. …

 
By Lynsey
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09 Jul

312 – Reflection

312 – Reflection

How do we get better at what we do? What if we’re pretty good already? What if we’re actually very good at what we do? I …

 
By Lynsey
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25 May

267 – Live in simple faith

267 – Live in simple faith

Live in simple faith . . .       Just as this trusting cherry Flowers, fades, and falls — Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) Winter seems thoroughly upon us …

 
By Lynsey
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27 Oct

057 – We are the key

057 – We are the key

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys. – Doug Horton Some days are so much better than others. I don’t know what …

 
By Marica
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