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I attended an e-workshop presented by the eChapter of APTI. The workshop was lead by Lynda Trommelen, who spoke about how Type affects response to change/loss and how to use the insights of Type to assist folks adjusting to change/loss.
One of the charts that Lynda presented originated with Recovery from Loss: A Personalized Guide […]

Not mine … just watch it ….

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.
Chekhov

‘Twas the night before NaNoWriMo and all the humans in the house were sick.
Not sure if this is allergies or an actual cold we’re passing back and forth. What hubby has now seems like what I had last week.
I’ve been challenged to write a book on my observations regarding culture change, workplace dysfunction, and risk […]

Many years ago in the States, unscrupulous dairy farmers added whitewash (think Tom Sawyer) to milk to disguise the fact that the milk had been watered down.
French wine in the 50s and 60s was occasionally laced with antifreeze.
Have a look at China’s fish-farming and the Chinese government’s report on product quality for citizens.
This is the […]

Just stop for a minute and you’ll realize you’re happy just being. I think it’s the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it’s right here.
Loss means losing what was We want to change but we don’t want to lose. Without time for loss, we don’t have time for soul.
When they […]

More from Downstream From Trout Fishing in America by Keith Abbott
The wish to assume control over history, and his sadness over the attempts to get things right, recalls a Zen phrase for this process, jushaku shoshaku . This can be translated, “wave after wave of error.” In this phrase, error can also be understood as […]

Some alcoholics self-medicate to kill emotional pain. I don’t know if that’s globally true. I’ve certainly observed it.
My own addictions–not chemical, really, but otherwise–are related to dulling emotional pain. I’ve never been seriously tempted by illicit drugs. It’s a passing fancy that I don’t pursue. Usually I have enough of a natural sideways spin to […]