Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Spring Recital
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Two great days
On Sunday, I performed my first weddding (more on that later).Yesterday I went to a celebration of life for a family member.
Two days. Many reflections.
The memorial service was wonderful. Lots of positive reflections on someone I had known for nearly two decades. You can say that some people teach you how to live, he taught us how to die. He called his cancer a wonderful gift. It gave him focus, purpose and peace.
Now on Sunday I had the chance to perform my first marriage ceremony. Earlier I had gone online to become ordained by the Universal Life Church. The online process qualifies me to legally perform ceremonies. A friend asked me to conduct her wedding. I liked it a lot.
Last November I created a mission statement for myself. It said,
I want to:
make a difference in people's lives;
generate energy;
generate imagination;
generate unity
inspire joy; and
create laughter.
Sunday came damn close to a grand slam.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
...the children looking to the future together...
Wonderful drawing inspired by actual photo of our kids and neices in Mexico.Headline:woman gives up baby to become queen
Last night, I helped my daughter with lines from a class play -- Rumplestilskin.
As I read the lines for the first time in decades, it occured to me -- these are very odd concepts to be giving youths.
1. Low self esteem based on financial worth: the father lies to the king by saying his daughter can spin straw into gold. He does this so that "the king does not think of him as a common man."
2. Shallow leadership/worth of a woman based on her material worth - not her character: King is not interested in marrying girl unless she can make him "the richest man anywhere."
3. Daughter willing to sacrifice another (including unborn child) in order to advance her wealth and power -- and become queen.
All in all -- quite the odd story compared to values I try and demonstrate and share.
As I read the lines for the first time in decades, it occured to me -- these are very odd concepts to be giving youths.
1. Low self esteem based on financial worth: the father lies to the king by saying his daughter can spin straw into gold. He does this so that "the king does not think of him as a common man."
2. Shallow leadership/worth of a woman based on her material worth - not her character: King is not interested in marrying girl unless she can make him "the richest man anywhere."
3. Daughter willing to sacrifice another (including unborn child) in order to advance her wealth and power -- and become queen.
All in all -- quite the odd story compared to values I try and demonstrate and share.
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