Then I saw it. That is how it all works. I have to have one of everything and you have to have one of everything because we don’t have a clear social contract about the norms. Or I guess you could say the social contract we do have is about each person for him/herself so I am going against that contract by even making such a request. I could see the whole territory I have to traverse just to borrow one tool, one lousy tool. And I could see how I would rather have my own tool than confront this relatively simple set of transactions. So how then will I get the courage to have conversations about matters much closer to the heart? How will I get the courage up to break down some much larger barrier erected by this culture of separation? How will I find what I need to re-weave that social fabric so my sharing with my neighbor is more relevant than all of the noise I find in the context of separation?
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The Next Right Thing: the gift of consumption (Part 2 of 2)
September 1st, 2010 - No Comments
In my physical discomfort due to morning/all day sickness, the past several weeks I have eaten a lot and watched a lot of TV – a lot being the operative descriptor here. I have been feeling strange about this, habits I have overcome from my younger years coming back in spades. I’ve been coping byRead the Rest…
Noble Silence
August 30th, 2010 - No Comments
When I registered for a three day meditation retreat where I will sit in “noble silence” at the time it felt like the right course of action for my personal development. I have dabbled with mediation for about seven years but I wouldn’t say I have a bona fide practice. I had been talking toRead the Rest…
The Next Right Thing (Part 1 of 2)
August 27th, 2010 - No Comments
I once heard conventional wisdom that sounded something like this. “Smoking is not inherently bad. It was useful at one time in the life of the smoker. When it ceases to be of value, then it becomes something worth letting go of.” To me this was an explanation of a coping strategy, and by copingRead the Rest…
Vacation: a learning in sufficiency
August 13th, 2010 - No Comments
Being on vacation has gotten me thinking about being on vacation. Like anything, it can be an empowering and strengthening experience, a ritual of coming together for the shared purpose of enjoyment and relaxation. Or, for some, and I’ve had these, it can fray nerves from exhausting preparation to being out of sync (and theRead the Rest…
team building is social fabric
August 4th, 2010 - No Comments
Everywhere I turn people are talking about social fabric, using their own words: community, interdependence, the web of life, the fellowship, the sangha, team buidling… There is a big difference though in how we build teams, which is really community in the work place. We can build them like some families are built: through obligationRead the Rest…
Slow and Contemplative
August 2nd, 2010 - 1 Comment
Yesterday my husband dragged me out on a date. I say dragged because I wanted to stay home and work on my blog and other Seven Stones work. We were intending on going to a concert but beforehand he wanted to stop at a museum that we had heard about and he had free passesRead the Rest…
