Archive for March, 2009
We Hold What Truths To Be Self-Evident?
Tipsy Dazy has a comment here that challenged me to think long and hard about, well, everything, and particularly about communication. Most of the people I have ever known do all tend to make assumptions regarding what is meant by a particular turn of phrase or word usage, (not to mention tone of voice, and [...]
March 27, 2009
Tags: attitudes, common sense, Congress, conservatives, culture, helping others, positivity, taxes, thoughts Posted in: Sane 
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We The People…Make Your Priorities Heard
I’ve been interested in this relatively new website called “White House Two,” which is meant to give the man or woman on the street the opportunity to voice their priorities for the country to the White House and to their “fellow Americans.” Nearly 8,000 people have joined the site, including yours truly. Not surprisingly, it’s [...]
March 18, 2009
Tags: capacity building, common sense, critical thinking, culture, priorities, Resources, thoughts, Tips Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips One Comment
Ten Ways To Simplify Your Life Today
In today’s relatively manic world, it’s very common for many of us to feel as though our lives are out of control. The good news is that if we are feeling that way, it doesn’t have to be permanent. Read on for some simple advice that any of us can use to help simplify our [...]
March 15, 2009
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Why the Dalai Lama Rocks
I don’t know exactly when I first became aware of the (current) Dalai Lama, but I can vividly remember reading his autobiography and being utterly impressed and astonished at the depth of his thinking and his compassion–even for people in my (young and not very compassionate) view who “didn’t deserve it.” (e.g. those that had [...]
March 9, 2009
Tags: attitudes, Buddhism, compassion, conservatives, Dalai Lama, helping others, Republicans, sanity, thoughts Posted in: Sane No Comments
Interesting Website about Websites
I just ran into one of those rarities–an interesting site about sites. It’s called “Great Sites To Visit” and is located here: Great Site Reviews. The web is so big, and there is so much stuff out there, (along with a lot of crap!) that it can be maddening to try to find interesting websites/good [...]
March 8, 2009
Tags: Reviews, The Web, Tips Posted in: Resources, Tips No Comments
Helping You
A newly found (and newly admired) fellow blogger really sparked my imagination today. His name is Rajesh Setty and his blog is Life Beyond Code. In it, among many other useful thoughts and ideas, I came upon his exhortation that we should allВ “Increase our capacity to help other people increase THEIR capacities.”В In other [...]
March 3, 2009
Tags: attitudes, blogs, capacity building, culture, helping others, priorities, questions Posted in: Sane One Comment
