Patricia McKillip's Alphabet of Thorn provokes me to think about what women give up and how they can retake their power.
Tag: Time
Slowing time to accomplish more
Want to trigger a tantrum in a toddler? Here are the magic words: "In a minute." One minute, as a proportion of a child’s life, is so much longer than that of an adult. A minute, to a toddler lasts forever because of how their brain perceives time. Conversely, as you grow older, time seems …
Solving Life’s Problems with Scope
My sister often complains about how complex her life has become, how much she has to do. She’s a mother of two teenagers; neither of the teens drive, which also makes her a driver; she’s a full-time professional with a position of responsibility; she is the wife of a husband who also works and attends …
The Artificial Construct of Time
I have written before about how I used to be chronically late until, one day, I disappointed someone whose opinion about me was important to me. Then I made up my mind to be on time and I worked at it and worked, until I am now someone who is usually on time. That I …
Unsubscribes
I have been trying to winnow down the number of eNewsletters and commercial email that I receive. Not the SPAM so much – that just goes right to the SPAM folder anyway – but the emails from online stores where I bought something once and, most importantly, the email from coaches and organizations where I …
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