This was sent to me from my friend, Kirbi, who said it made her think of me (what a WONDERFUL compliment). I'm unsure of its source, but I dig it.
Source: unknown
Draw a Sitting Dragon
9 years ago
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Expectations
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.
-Margaret Mitchell
Expectations are real killers! They are setups for disappointment. Often, because of our expectations, we are completely oblivious to what is really going on in a situation. Because we are so wedded to what we think should be happening, or what we want to happen, we don't see what is happening.
Many a possible relationship has been aborted because we were too determined to turn it into a relationship.
Expectations also keep us in illusion. We set up our expectations for someone, project them onto the other person, and then we start reacting to our expectations as if they were real. Expectations and the illusion of control are intimately linked.
When we are tied to our expectations, we usually miss what's happening...life, that is.
Source: Schaef, Anne Wilson, Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much, 1990.
-Margaret Mitchell
Expectations are real killers! They are setups for disappointment. Often, because of our expectations, we are completely oblivious to what is really going on in a situation. Because we are so wedded to what we think should be happening, or what we want to happen, we don't see what is happening.
Many a possible relationship has been aborted because we were too determined to turn it into a relationship.
Expectations also keep us in illusion. We set up our expectations for someone, project them onto the other person, and then we start reacting to our expectations as if they were real. Expectations and the illusion of control are intimately linked.
When we are tied to our expectations, we usually miss what's happening...life, that is.
Source: Schaef, Anne Wilson, Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much, 1990.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Kid's Art from Australia
This beautiful Picasso drawing comes from 8 yr. old Mikayla who lives in Australia. It’s really good Mikayla – I hope you continue to draw because I know some 5th graders who would love to be able to draw the way you do!
Source: Art Projects for Kids
Monday, June 15, 2009
Summer-time...and the livin's easy...
Cole had just returned from a six day trip to the Lake of the Ozarks with his friends (first time without parents!) and wanted to catch up on some XBOX Live.Foreground: Cole's laptop and weather books. We were having incredible thunder and lightening storms with the threat of hail and tornadoes. Cole likes to keep us in the know and was giving regular updates on the impending storms.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Ruthless & Toothless Knows What Kids Like
Sweet Basil Herb Garden in Recycled Coffee Container
Cole and I picked up a sweet basil starter kit in the dollar aisle at Target a few weeks ago in an effort to bring a little more green into our home and try out some fresh herbs. Cole's been getting into cooking a bit, and basil just so happens to be one of his favorite flavors.
We followed the directions on the starter kit package, and we had to transplant our ever-growing herb babies today.
When looking for a planting pot, we went for recycled. As part of our household economic awareness campaign, I've switched from Starbucks to Folgers; it's a little cheaper, and the coffee is just fine. The super-cool thing about the switch is that Folgers now comes in recyclable plastic containers (red no less!!), which is what we decided to use for our basil babies.
Ingredients to Sweet Basil Fun - Total Cost Under $5!
Sweet basil starter kit from Target (or wherever) $1
Potting Soil $1
Folders Coffee Container - recycled
Plastic Tray $.89
Cork Coaster $1
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Hypocrisy Release Me...
I'm having a difficult time taking my own advice today. I'm sure that happens with all sorts of folks, but when you are a life coach, it seems very hypocritical. Yes, yes..I know; I am only human. ONLY human. I hate that phrase...ahem, rephrase...I know, I'm human.
Seriously though, I'm doing so much deep-breathing today, I may faint. Subconscious goal, perhaps? I wish. I've never fainted in my life. In fact, when the proverbially shit hits the fan, I become acutely focused. Blasted brain.
So there it is. Muddied waters today. Reflection and some rest seem pertinent. As it turns out, I have recently committed myself to daily reading of Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much by Anne Wilson Schaef. I picked it up at Prospero's (ahhhh...) the other day, or I should say, it picked me. (When I go into bookstores without a purpose, I try to let my eyes see titles like the hazy, crossed eyes necessary to see the images in those wild 3D posters.)
A month has passed since I started this daily ritual, and I really make an effort to find something of worth in each entry. Overall, however, I have found it too mushy for my sensibilities and in a tone of admonishment that reeks of recovery, but as I said, I look for something good in each.
Here is today's; I'm reading it for the first time as I type it.
SATISFACTION
Notwithstanding the poverty of my outside experience, I have always had a significance for myself, and every chance to stumble along my straight and narrow little path, and to worship at the feet of my Deity, and what more can a human soul ask for? - Alice Jones
Satisfaction with one's life is like being anointed with warm oil. It is so peaceful to read the words of someone who is content. Often we equate contentment and satisfaction with stagnation. They are anything but that! True satisfaction with one's life is an acceptance of what is, continuing to prepare for what can be, while letting go of what we thought needed to be.
Satisfaction is an active place of quietude, a busy place of stillness. Satisfaction is a relief in living rarely felt by women who do too much. Satisfaction is the soul breathing a sigh of relief.
Sometimes, when I take stock, I only look at what isn't done. I also need to look at what I have, what's been done, and what's being done.
Okay, I'll admit; that one is perfect for me today. : ) LOL!!
Cole's home, so I'm out! xo
(He lost a tooth while on his lake vacation and looks like he grew two inches!!)
Seriously though, I'm doing so much deep-breathing today, I may faint. Subconscious goal, perhaps? I wish. I've never fainted in my life. In fact, when the proverbially shit hits the fan, I become acutely focused. Blasted brain.
So there it is. Muddied waters today. Reflection and some rest seem pertinent. As it turns out, I have recently committed myself to daily reading of Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much by Anne Wilson Schaef. I picked it up at Prospero's (ahhhh...) the other day, or I should say, it picked me. (When I go into bookstores without a purpose, I try to let my eyes see titles like the hazy, crossed eyes necessary to see the images in those wild 3D posters.)
A month has passed since I started this daily ritual, and I really make an effort to find something of worth in each entry. Overall, however, I have found it too mushy for my sensibilities and in a tone of admonishment that reeks of recovery, but as I said, I look for something good in each.
Here is today's; I'm reading it for the first time as I type it.
SATISFACTION
Notwithstanding the poverty of my outside experience, I have always had a significance for myself, and every chance to stumble along my straight and narrow little path, and to worship at the feet of my Deity, and what more can a human soul ask for? - Alice Jones
Satisfaction with one's life is like being anointed with warm oil. It is so peaceful to read the words of someone who is content. Often we equate contentment and satisfaction with stagnation. They are anything but that! True satisfaction with one's life is an acceptance of what is, continuing to prepare for what can be, while letting go of what we thought needed to be.
Satisfaction is an active place of quietude, a busy place of stillness. Satisfaction is a relief in living rarely felt by women who do too much. Satisfaction is the soul breathing a sigh of relief.
Sometimes, when I take stock, I only look at what isn't done. I also need to look at what I have, what's been done, and what's being done.
Okay, I'll admit; that one is perfect for me today. : ) LOL!!
Cole's home, so I'm out! xo
(He lost a tooth while on his lake vacation and looks like he grew two inches!!)
Friday, June 5, 2009
Study turns back clock on origins of life on Earth
By Julie Steenhuysen
May 20, 2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A heavy bombardment by asteroids the size of Ireland was not enough to wipe out life on Earth 3.9 billion years ago, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that turns back the clock of life by 500 million years.
Many scientists had thought the violent pelting by massive asteroids during the period known as the Late Heavy Bombardment would have melted the Earth's crust and vaporized any life on the planet.
But new three-dimensional computer models developed by a team at the University of Colorado at Boulder shows much of Earth's crust, and the microbes living on it, could have survived and may even have thrived.
"These new results push back the possible beginnings of life on Earth to well before the bombardment period 3.9 billion years ago," said Oleg Abramov, a researcher at the university whose study appears in the journal Nature.
"It opens up the possibility that life emerged as far back as 4.4 billion years ago, about the time the first oceans are thought to have formed," Abramov said in a statement.
To study this period, Abramov and colleague Stephen Mojzsis used data from moon rocks, meteorite samples and the dented surfaces of neighboring planets to develop a three-dimensional model of this period of bombardment.
"What we did was recreate the Late Heavy Bombardment on a computer," Abramov said, adding that the simulation randomly "smacked the Earth" with giant asteroids.
The team then looked at the impact that would have had on the Earth's temperature in the so-called geophysical habitable zone -- a zone representing the top 2.5 miles of the Earth's crust.
Based on these models, Abramov said this sustained period of impacts would have killed any life on the Earth's surface, but not all life on Earth, as many had assumed.
"We find it is essentially impossible to sterilize the entire habitable zone of the Earth by this kind of bombardment," Abramov said in a telephone interview.
"Certainly, the surface of the Earth was sterilized repeatedly," he said.
But he said hydrothermal vents below the surface of the Earth may have offered sanctuaries for certain heat-loving microbes, and may have even provided a kind of incubator for life.
He said many scientists had thought that a cataclysmic bombardment event would have sterilized the planet and life would have had to start anew.
"The important thing about these results is they push back the possible beginnings of life as we know it," he said.
"Exactly when life originated on Earth is a hotly debated topic," said Michael New, an astrobiologist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which sponsored the research.
"These findings are significant because they indicated life could have begun well before the Late Heavy Bombardment, during the so-called Hadean Eon of Earth's history 3.8 billion to 4.5 billion years ago," New said in a statement.
(Editing by Michael Conlon and Doina Chiacu)
© Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved
May 20, 2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A heavy bombardment by asteroids the size of Ireland was not enough to wipe out life on Earth 3.9 billion years ago, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that turns back the clock of life by 500 million years.
Many scientists had thought the violent pelting by massive asteroids during the period known as the Late Heavy Bombardment would have melted the Earth's crust and vaporized any life on the planet.
But new three-dimensional computer models developed by a team at the University of Colorado at Boulder shows much of Earth's crust, and the microbes living on it, could have survived and may even have thrived.
"These new results push back the possible beginnings of life on Earth to well before the bombardment period 3.9 billion years ago," said Oleg Abramov, a researcher at the university whose study appears in the journal Nature.
"It opens up the possibility that life emerged as far back as 4.4 billion years ago, about the time the first oceans are thought to have formed," Abramov said in a statement.
To study this period, Abramov and colleague Stephen Mojzsis used data from moon rocks, meteorite samples and the dented surfaces of neighboring planets to develop a three-dimensional model of this period of bombardment.
"What we did was recreate the Late Heavy Bombardment on a computer," Abramov said, adding that the simulation randomly "smacked the Earth" with giant asteroids.
The team then looked at the impact that would have had on the Earth's temperature in the so-called geophysical habitable zone -- a zone representing the top 2.5 miles of the Earth's crust.
Based on these models, Abramov said this sustained period of impacts would have killed any life on the Earth's surface, but not all life on Earth, as many had assumed.
"We find it is essentially impossible to sterilize the entire habitable zone of the Earth by this kind of bombardment," Abramov said in a telephone interview.
"Certainly, the surface of the Earth was sterilized repeatedly," he said.
But he said hydrothermal vents below the surface of the Earth may have offered sanctuaries for certain heat-loving microbes, and may have even provided a kind of incubator for life.
He said many scientists had thought that a cataclysmic bombardment event would have sterilized the planet and life would have had to start anew.
"The important thing about these results is they push back the possible beginnings of life as we know it," he said.
"Exactly when life originated on Earth is a hotly debated topic," said Michael New, an astrobiologist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which sponsored the research.
"These findings are significant because they indicated life could have begun well before the Late Heavy Bombardment, during the so-called Hadean Eon of Earth's history 3.8 billion to 4.5 billion years ago," New said in a statement.
(Editing by Michael Conlon and Doina Chiacu)
© Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved
Thursday, June 4, 2009
2009 2nd Annual Innovative Short Fiction Contest Winner Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2009 Second Annual Innovative Short Fiction Contest Winner AnnouncedKansas City, MO, May 21, 2009 — The 2009 Second Annual Innovative Short Fiction Contest is pleased to announce our First Place Winner, Beryl Zhao, who graduates from Park Hill South High School today.
Innovative Design & Marketing LLC awarded Miss Zhao $300 for her winning story Season's Flower. The winner also received a piece of Be Real...Be True...Be You self-affirmation jewelry, donated by Head 2 Toe Consulting Group LLC. PresentMagazine.com showed their continued support of the contest in posting Season's Flower in its entirety.
Beryl attended the Iowa Young Writer’s Studio with Sarah Fay last Summer and was in Mr. Reuscher’s Creative Writing class at Park Hill South this past school year.Beryl plans to major in International Studies at Ohio State University and is particularly interested in Chinese, Japanese, and other East Asian cultures and economies.
Among others, Beryl Zhao is the recipient of the following Honors and Awards:
- National Merit Finalist
- AP Scholar with Distinction (scores of 3+ on five or more AP exams)
- Missouri Scholars 100 Program (1 of 100 top students in class of 2009, run by Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals)
- Attended Missouri Scholars Academy
Beryl also enjoys swimming, tennis, studying Chinese, and cooking.
Innovative Design & Marketing LLC hosts the annual short fiction contest, which is open to Kansas City Metro Area youth between the ages of 14-18. The contest mission is to provide a creative outlet and an opportunity for competition and publication to area youth writers. Stories are judged on originality, structure & flow, and grammar.
In 2010, the Annual Innovative Short Fiction Contest will include two new categories: Graphic Design & Poetry - and may be changing the contest name to be more inclusive of various forms of art.Stay tuned! Subscribe to this contest blog to stay abreast of 2010 submission rules, deadlines, and more!
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
June 18, 1983: Sally Ride, the First American Woman Into Space
Tony Long 06.18.07
1983: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel into space.
Ride, who hoped to become a professional tennis player before deciding she wasn't good enough, became a physicist instead and joined NASA in 1978 as part of the first astronaut class to accept women.
After the usual training, Ride joined ground control for the second and third space shuttle missions, serving as communications liaison between the shuttle crews and mission control. She was also involved in developing the robot arm used aboard the shuttle craft to deploy and retrieve satellites.
Ride's turn to go into space came at the shuttle program's seventh mission, as a crew member aboard Challenger. She was aboard Challenger for her second flight as well, an eight-day mission in 1984. In all, Ride logged around 345 hours in space.
While it was a milestone for the U.S. space program, the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova preceded Ride into space by almost exactly 20 years. On June 16, 1963, the former textile worker went aloft aboard Vostok VI.
Ride was training for her third mission when Challenger blew up in January 1986, killing everyone on board. With all training suspended in the wake of the accident, Ride was appointed to the presidential commission charged with investigating the causes of Challenger's demise.
She retired from NASA in 1987 to return to Stanford University, her alma mater. She later joined the faculty at UC San Diego as a physics professor.
Since leaving NASA, Ride has remained active in the academic side of space exploration, taking a special interest in attracting more women to the sciences in general, and the space program in particular.
(Sources: NASA, Lucidcafe.com)
1983: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel into space.
Ride, who hoped to become a professional tennis player before deciding she wasn't good enough, became a physicist instead and joined NASA in 1978 as part of the first astronaut class to accept women.
After the usual training, Ride joined ground control for the second and third space shuttle missions, serving as communications liaison between the shuttle crews and mission control. She was also involved in developing the robot arm used aboard the shuttle craft to deploy and retrieve satellites.
Ride's turn to go into space came at the shuttle program's seventh mission, as a crew member aboard Challenger. She was aboard Challenger for her second flight as well, an eight-day mission in 1984. In all, Ride logged around 345 hours in space.
While it was a milestone for the U.S. space program, the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova preceded Ride into space by almost exactly 20 years. On June 16, 1963, the former textile worker went aloft aboard Vostok VI.
Ride was training for her third mission when Challenger blew up in January 1986, killing everyone on board. With all training suspended in the wake of the accident, Ride was appointed to the presidential commission charged with investigating the causes of Challenger's demise.
She retired from NASA in 1987 to return to Stanford University, her alma mater. She later joined the faculty at UC San Diego as a physics professor.
Since leaving NASA, Ride has remained active in the academic side of space exploration, taking a special interest in attracting more women to the sciences in general, and the space program in particular.
(Sources: NASA, Lucidcafe.com)
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