ThriveWisely

I was wandering around the humongous Borders (I think it’s Borders) Books on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis the other day and I found myself among the tables of tiny books by the front checkouts. These mini books in turn annoy and intrigue me. Not sure why. Anywho, I happened upon a […]

All day, I’ve been a bit discombobulated. Work was back-to-back with meetings and rigmarole. Nothing *bad* or out of the ordinary, truth be told. I was just off, feeling a bit out of sync. And then, my very insightful friend Susie nailed it. I think I’ve fallen in love. Not with a person or even […]

What a weekend…Lake Superior has never looked so lovely. Spent a couple of sunny days camped on the beach and enjoyed doing just about nothing. That said, I did get out on the lake in the ‘yak a couple of times–scared witless once, it’s a crazy/exhilarating/WTF feeling to be carried by big waves faster than […]

Quick note before I take off for ‘the shore’…ok, I’m going to a lake and not the ocean–pffft, details–it’s a great lake.
Rich snippets from Rumi (via my friend Janet) for weekend pondering:
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the
ground.
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Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and […]

And no way…and something new…and unique and personal…and consciousness raising…and…and…
Thanks to a comment by my respected friend Meagan (honestly, Meagan, my deepest gratitude to you), a whole conversation has begun over at a site started by Elissa and yours truly: www.buddhycall.us. The site was meant to be the first baby step in getting an […]

Today, I came across this from Lao Tzu:
‘If you know when to stop, you’ll suffer no harm. And in this way you can last a very long time.’
As usual, it was the right message at the right time. I mentioned in an earlier post that life has been very full recently–lots of good stuff […]

According to a really lovely e-mail from my friend Mac, this is the definition of Walter offered by Wikipedia. Sir Walter Whitman was powerful in that stubborn, yet gentle, canine way of his. And, he definitely thought he ruled. Thanks so much to everyone for the fond memories and kind words offered up in […]

Whew. Where to start?
The 35W bridge collapse hit really close to home–literally and figuratively. It is actually quite close to my home–a couple of miles away–and I used it all the time. It was mind-boggling to see it on the television and as I drove by it yesterday looking so fragile and crumpled when […]

July 4, 1995 - July 29, 2007
RIP
So many thoughts and emotions jumbled together today among the waves of sadness. I’ll work on pulling it together and finding a photo of the boy along with words that don’t have me gulping air between them to pay proper tribute. If anybody out there has a […]

It is only when we have the courage
to face things exactly as they are,
without any self-deception or illusion,
that a light will develop out of events,
by which the path to success
may be recognized.
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I Ching
Waiting (Nourishment)
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