Profit recently learned to jump fences. Considering that Serenity is directly across the street from a small school this is not a good thing. Profit is a one thousand pound working steer in training to become an ox. At this point in his life he a half ton puppy who LOVES children. He is actuallyContinue reading “Boundaries Part 1 – What are They?”
Category Archives: Personal Growth
Enter the Stillness
When I was in grade school I found a book called Cowboy Wisdom. It was a collection of simple sayings. I read it one afternoon almost thirty years ago. One quote has stuck with me most of my life. “Find a place you can enter the Stillness” Over the busy decades packed with degrees, volunteering,Continue reading “Enter the Stillness”
The Lesson in The Pain
I was in K-5, sitting hunched up under the great big pine tree on the recess field reading my science book. It was an ache and burning feeling. That aching and burning have become a constant companion over the past thirty five years.
Monday’s Musings: Theme Songs
But as I’m getting older I’m realizing more and more that as a man thinks, so goes his (or hers) life. I’m ready for a new theme song.
Monday’s Musings : I Can’t Do EVERYTHING
I was raised in a time of shifting ideology in this country. Traditional gender roles and second wave Feminism clashed in the media and stereotypes clashed around me as the child of a single mother in a male dominated industry. A male teacher told my mother he was shocked at how “well adjusted” I amContinue reading “Monday’s Musings : I Can’t Do EVERYTHING”
Monday’s Musings: Should
Everytime the word should slides out of our mouths we undermind our own personal authority in our lives and give that athourity to insecurity.
Monday’s Musings: The Ethics of the Ripple Effect
A small action can cause chaos over time without the intention of anything malicious.
Monday’s Musings: When My Ship Comes In
I’ve heard the phrase “when my ship comes in” my whole life. In fact, I’ve used that phrase more than one when talking about my future. It basically means to hit the big score, to cash in all your chips, a life changing event filled with nothing but good things. So often we wait forContinue reading “Monday’s Musings: When My Ship Comes In”
Monday’s Musings: The Cult of Positivity
Wait, are emotions negative or positive? Doesn’t that denote a “right” and a “wrong” with emotions?
Monday’s Musings: And the Hits Just Keep on Coming
As most folks State side know, the weather this year has been grueling. Our typical harvest schedule begins in March and April with peas, kale, radishes, and lettuce. Lettuce and vegetables in general are the staple in our diet here at Serenity. But not this spring. Most years we’re planning for a hay harvest theContinue reading “Monday’s Musings: And the Hits Just Keep on Coming”
Kind Fibers 