idle thoughts on a wednesday night … being human is such a strange experience. we’re not animals, or at least we don’t see ourselves as such. and we’re not gods. or at least we don’t see ourselves as such. we’re not good, we’re not bad. we may be driving the planet into destruction, or are… Continue reading of gods and apes
Category: general
children and poverty: talk about harm!
a comment to my blog entry on self harm says: “From a professional point of view, the only time intervention is required is when a behaviour becomes pathological ie socially unacceptable and detrimental to your health or someone else’s.” i am grateful to dawn for this comment because it brought up some important concepts. an… Continue reading children and poverty: talk about harm!
blogs and pornography
when i moved this blog from blogspot to my own web site, using wordpress as a platform, it became much more searchable. this is good; we have more readers now. however, some of these readers are spammers, and some of the spammers deal in pornography.
goals – 1992 and today
about 14 years ago, i wrote a list of goals. i just came across it and thought i’d look at what i have achieved. this feels pretty vulnerable, telling the world about my personal goals. i guess doing something vulnerable like that is part of the goal “really leaving
sharing water
when clients come to see me in my office, i always have a big glass of water ready for them. some drink it all, others drink nothing, others yet some of it. after they leave, there is a little ritual: all leftover water is given to the plant that lives behind the sofa in the… Continue reading sharing water
control and insanity
yesterday, on the way to the CMHA annual meeting, i got a ride from someone whose generosity and wisdom has always impressed me. one of the things he said (and i’ll paraphrase – my memory isn’t the best) that there is no point in trying to direct every aspect of our personal or business lives,… Continue reading control and insanity
what’s your ecological footprint?
in preparing for my last toastmasters speech, where i talked about why i walk and use public transit instead of owning a second car in our family, i came across an interesting site that
breaking the chains of chain letters
this is another post about chain letters (you may remember one a few weeks ago about a petition type chain letter). i’d like to explain what i find disturbing about another type – the prayer chain letter. chain letters are a form of emotional extortion, mixing very positive sentiments with threats or at least manipulation.… Continue reading breaking the chains of chain letters
king ludwig II
today is the 161st birthday of king ludwig II, the crazy and wonderful king of bavaria. born in munich (my hometown), he was the “fairy tale king”, the man who funded the building of castles like neuschwanstein – the prototypical palaces many north americans think of when they hear the word “castle”. king ludwig was… Continue reading king ludwig II
the pleasure of holding a baby
this is a first here: we have a guest contributor – my husband, glenn mori: Recently we had the opportunity to spend some time with my sister’s four month old twin boys. Not everyone likes babies. Some people who like children don’t care so much for babies. They like older children, ones that they feel… Continue reading the pleasure of holding a baby