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The Value of Connections: Connections 101

The Value of Connections: Connections 101

About 7 years ago I built a 400 square foot “granny flat” in my daughter’s backyard. She had just had twins and I wanted to be part of this next generation in spirit and presence, if not in agility and current slang. It tested me in ways I never anticipated. It had...

Anger: Where to put it?, Anger 101

Anger: Where to put it?, Anger 101

The Internet says anger usually comes from fear, pain, or frustration/injustice. Let’s look for some detail to flesh this out. I think the cool guys would say, “Let’s unpack that.” I was angry recently. It was a combination of all three: The pain came from the love I...

Sleep, Big and Small: Sleep 101

Sleep, Big and Small: Sleep 101

A good night’s sleep is a marvelous thing. I find myself cranky for no apparent reason when my sleep isn’t good. It never fails to amuse me how my vocabulary and word and name recall deteriorate drastically after a night of poor sleep. This is just one person’s...

Big Families: Large Strategies 101

Big Families: Large Strategies 101

Mine was a family of four girls, each born 2 years apart, give or take a few months here and there. I was the oldest. By the time my youngest sister was born, both parents were raging, non-functional alcoholics. That youngest sister grew up to tell me she considered...

The Power of Fear: The Neurosequential Model 101

The Power of Fear: The Neurosequential Model 101

“Many there be that have run out of their wits for women.” King James Translation of the Book of Ezra originally written about 460, B.C.  “Poor Tom hath been scared out of his good wits.” William Shakespeare in King Lear, 1606  “During the whole of this time Scrooge...

Changes, Big and Small: Change 101

Changes, Big and Small: Change 101

The artist, James Turrell, is a resident of Arizona. Somewhere just northeast of me here in Flagstaff, he is turning an ancient cinder cone, Roden Crater, into a new, immersive art experience. I can’t wait to see it. At the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art...

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