Archive for May, 2007
Erwin A. Thompson Sings of Bums & Tramps
My father wrote me that recently one of his friends had educated him on the difference between bums and tramps. These were terms in use during the Great Depression…before Street People and Homeless. Listen and learn.–JGR I had always thought that the words “bum” and “tramp” were interchangeable. Not so. A tramp is a person [...]
BIRTHING ALL OUR LIVES–Wisdom from Antin (1912) & Albert (1997)
“We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the [...]
Day 30 Ten Zen Seconds Blogtour–The World Is Flat–International Technical Writing
Rahul Prabhakar works as a technical communication professional with Samsung Electronics Company Limited. He is based out of Seoul and is passionate about consumer technologies. He is a leading member of the technical writing community in India and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Diploma in Advertising Management. In the last [...]
Poetic Keys Open Door Upon Door at the End of Life
My morning breakout session has a long title: “Accessing Transpersonal Dimensions of Healing Through Writing and Poetry.” Whew! I’m out of breath just saying it. It’s short and sweet, only an hour and 15 minutes including questions. What are the doors that poetry can open at the end of life? –dying hospice patients can write [...]
Day 29 Ten Zen Seconds Blogtour–Working on Your Own
Trista Hill is a self-employed fine artist and musician who posts her more personal issues involving creativity on her blog. She is a professional harpist who plays for special events in the central Ohio area, and is making a CD of her own harp compositions. She creates artwork on commission; her vision it to paint [...]
Riehl to Present Poetry and Grief Workshop for the 5th Annual Integrating Spirit & Caregiving Conference
I’m here in Boulder, Colorado for three days (May 18-20) to present a workshop at the 5th Annual Integrating Spirit & Caregiving Conference with an emphasis on Integral and Transpersonal Approaches to End of Life and Elder Care. The conference is presented by Naropa University Extended Studies and the Center for Contemplative End of Life [...]
Day 28 Zen Ten Seconds–Books and Travel
Mary Ann is a part time writer and a full time manager at Borders Bookstore in Union Square. She is currently planning to go to Italy in 2 weeks with some women friends and is feeling guilty that she hasn’t learned the entire Italian language or done more research. Mary Ann has been married forever [...]
Contemplative End of Life Care: Certificate Program for Health Care Professionals
Rigpa is my Buddhist group, headed by my teacher Sogyal Rinpoche. One of Rigpa’s programs is the Spiritual Care Program. The Rigpa U.S. Spiritual Care is run by the rather marvelous Darci Meyers. For five years, the Spiritual Care Program has offered Contemplative End of Life Care: A Certificate Program for Health Care Professionals through [...]
Day 27 Ten Zen Seconds Blogtour–Major Life Transitions
Bernadette is a writer, author, artist, Feng Shui practitioner and professional organizer. Her passion is to assist others in identifying ways to create sanctuary within and without. Ray is a professional actor and artist, and integrates his love for these crafts with life experience to help others identify and express their own uniquely creative self. [...]
Will the Real Peace Community Stand Up?” from The Peace report Issue #6 by Louis Diamond, Ph.D.
An old friend of mine, Suzanne Maxwell, is working on the Building a Culture of Peace Conference this week in Santa Fe, New Mexico (www.santafescribe.typepad.com/world_peace_conference_sa). Louise Diamond shares these thoughts on the peace community with us from her Peace Report Issue #6. –JGR _____________________________ Who or what exactly is ‘the peace community,’ or for that [...]
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