Creativity Amidst Chaos As chaos swirls around us, it calls on our creativity. In the face of multiple challenges, we have to stay positive to maintain sanity. Though seeds of our problems were planted years ago, it was staying home
Though the super wealthy may not be biologically the fittest, they certainly know how to survive without rubbing elbows with 4,800 fellow travelers. Survival of the Fittest and Social Darwinism Trying times make me think of Darwin’s theory of evolution
Please excuse me for being late with my blog this week. Though not surprised by her death, for I knew how ill Ruth Bader Ginsburg was, I was saddened. Coming on the back of a pandemic, protests against police brutality,
When the pandemic started I began writing letters to two African American children who call me Grandma. Over the summer I spent Thursday afternoons with them engaged in science and art projects. They practiced soccer moves and played with hula
Though it is not what we wished for, we are propelled through a pandemic that provides us with the gift of time. It is a gift that puts us alone with our thoughts, letting us contemplate about our past and
Labor in the Woods A few days ago, I went to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington to explore old growth Cedar trees for a picture I was painting. It seemed like a perfect way to celebrate the last
Eastern Oregon Contemplative Oh give me land lots of land under starry skies above. . . Don’t fence me in. Let me ride through the wide open country that I love. . . Don’t fence me in. Let me be
The ability to think critically, imaginatively and creatively is core to our humanity. Yet, the way we go about thinking differs. Divergent thinkers commonly use imaginative techniques while convergent thinkers depend on logic. Lateral thinkers use both convergent and divergent
I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prestAgainst the sweet earth’s flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree
Pandora’s Box The lid to Pandora’s Box is raised. Previously, a trickle seeped through holes some lawmakers tried to plug, but evil now rushes out and seemingly can’t be stopped. The pandemic flies out as nature’s way of demonstrating who’s
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