Again Seeker
Remarkable means worthy of being or likely to be noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary. Today marks the end of nine months of this blog. I find that both uncommon and extraordinary. I’ve discovered that I really can write every day. My thoughts may be discombobulated or incomplete or imperfect but they’re written down.…
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Most computational neuroscientists tend to estimate human storage capacity somewhere between 10 terabytes and 100 terabytes, though the full spectrum of guesses ranges from 1 terabyte to 2.5 petabytes. (One terabyte is equal to about 1,000 gigabytes or about 1 million megabytes; a petabyte is about 1,000 terabytes.) Forrest wickman, in North korea’s ‘2MB knowledge’ taunt: How many…
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When I was a little girl, I loved to call my grandmother. But I couldn’t call her on Saturday nights from 6 to 7 p.m. That was when the Lawrence Welk Show was on and she loved to watch this show. She loved the dancing. The romance. The clear melodies and the big band. Tonight…
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I once saw a sculpture by Dean Kermit Allison. It was sculpted from glass and bronze. A new glass man was coming out of a bronze torso and feet. It was titled, Reborn. I remember being struck by its beauty that day at the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas. It spoke to me about…
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This is an extrapolation of the word admit, which means to concede as true or valid. I have to concede as true or valid that I have to get fit again. I have to readmit. I have a bunch of excuses. Stress. A shoulder injury. Stress. Traveling. Taking care of someone else. And, left to…
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Today would be my dad’s 79th birthday. He died in 2002 following a battle with cancer. Seventeen years seems like yesterday and like forever, all at the same time. He was fun loving and funny. The best dad. I remember him often. Miss him terribly. ❤
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As you know, I’m staying with my mom while she recuperates from knee replacement surgey. This is a repeat of what we did about nine months ago. To help keep the swelling down we’re using an “ice” machine that circulates icy water through a hose to a pad that goes on her knee. The cold…
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Reactive is a ready response to a stimulus. There are some things we want to be reactive to and others we do not. Sneezing is a reaction — your body is being reactive to the stimulus of an allergen or other foreign particle. You want this to happen because your lungs and nose are expelling…
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It’s basically good psychology to talk about your problems with someone you trust, but today I realized it was also part of rest. Even if all someone does is actively listen while you say what’s on your mind, the process is cathartic and allows you to put your feelings into perspective. It helps you trust…
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Keck has been reading about managing stress. One of the ways he read about is something called grounding. Tonight he sat in the front yard with his bare feet in the grass for 30 minutes. The purpose is to rebalance the electrons in your body. It seems, say the experts, that our modern life keeps…
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