Monthly Archives: December 2014

From the Quote Box – Life on the Edge

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you’ve detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something. This discomfort and intellectual conflict is when learning is taking place. — William Drury, Sr College of the Atlantic Continue reading

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What to do when you need a distraction

Anyway, the only thing I found of interest was a big waterproof map of just London, Southern England, Wales and Cornwall. Wait, you mean I can’t zoom in on this paper map? LOL we’re so spoiled by digital maps! Continue reading

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The power of coincidence or something

Look up a planxty •
Llanthony Priory •
magically appears. Continue reading

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Each person…

Each person is valuable and they need to believe that, themselves. We need to tell and show them that and we need to believe it both about them and ourselves.

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Tuesday night,

First off, thrown into the quote box: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, … Continue reading

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