Svaha: the time between seeing lightning and hearing the thunder
I will be eternally grateful for your great gift of taking in to the fullest extent what it is that I have to offer, living it, and then reflecting it back in terms of the potential experience of others. You have given words to a process that defies words. And you’re constantly in a position to help me continue to hone that, deeper and deeper and more and more resonantly, who I am and what I offer, which is truly invaluable. — Jon Hansen, The Remembering Room, Richmond, Illinois
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Working together was absolutely key, and I think that’s what made it such a great experience. I felt like you were my partner in this. I felt like my success was your success. To me, someone who has that attitude and the skills to go with it — that’s an unbeatable combination! — Daniel Stone, www.danielstone.com, Washington DC, New York City, Delaware, South Carolina, and India
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I have a website I’m proud of — but for me, the hugest benefit has been increased self-confidence. Because of the process we went through, and the validity that came with the process, I trust what I think and I trust myself to speak about it. I have greater confidence and clarity in my message about who I am and what I do. — Bev Dwane AICI CIP, www.bevdwane.com, Durham, North Carolina
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Okay, this one is totally off topic and probably sort of silly, but am I alone in thinking that chicken wings ought to be a lot yummier? Most recipes produce faintly-differently-flavoured variations on a theme. Aside from buffalo wings (which I grill instead of frying – yum!), there’s just not much to be said for [...]
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In my ongoing quest to prove that there are too seasons here in Southern California, I bring you my winter garden. First, the camellia blooming in the corner of the yard. Second, the Bird of Paradise just coming into bloom – I can see it out my kitchen window. This just one of about half [...]
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One of the many things I find delightful about living in Southern California, as opposed to the New York/New Jersey area from which I migrated eleven years ago, is the wildlife. Jewels-on-wings called hummingbirds, year-round visitors to the feeders outside my windows. Black-and-white, jauntily crested black-capped phoebes, arial acrobats in search of their buggy breakfast. Tufted titmice, [...]
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There are those who claim that Southern California has no seasons. People who say that generally live in places where they have to shovel snow. The funny thing is, there are plenty of places in Southern California where you – yes! – have to shovel snow, at least occasionally. But it’s true. Here along the [...]
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My friends Ana and Craig got married this past Sunday. They’ve been a couple for about nine or ten years. Way back in the beginning, I promised Ana that when they got married, I’d make her wedding cake. She has a very good memory. Therefore, I spent most of Saturday afternoon and all of Sunday morning [...]
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Water. I’m ready to stop being quite so obsessed with it, thank you very much! However, I’m glad to report that my July water bill showed a definite improvement – probably due to cutting back on the sprinkler cycles. It’s also nice to see that although my lawn is looking rather sick, especially in the [...]
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Last week, I participated in a lively discussion on Twitter about ice cream. Somewhere in there, we started talking about apple pie ice cream. There was some debate over exactly what this would be. Some thought that apple pie is meant to go with vanilla ice cream, and wasn’t sure if apple pie ice cream made [...]
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about the California drought and some of the things I’ve been doing to conserve water. Well, I’m here to report that … I was billed for MORE water, not less, in June. 1,496 gallons more, to be precise. Baffled? Frustrated? Me? well, yes, a little. Even though that’s still [...]
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Yesterday, I turned this… (about twelve pounds of apples) into this… and ultimately this… (ten pints of apple butter) A few pounds became this: The cats helped. The apple tree laughed and kept ripening fruit. I also turned a large dead bush in my back yard into this… …and this… (those bundles are three to [...]
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California is in a drought. You knew that, of course. It’s in all the news reports, even if you don’t live in California. So they’ve been talking about the 20-gallon challenge: reduce your water usage by 20 gallons per day. The only thing is, I’ve already been doing everything they suggest for years. Like, my entire [...]
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