Don't let our wells run dry! I recently read a National Geographic article about the preciousness of global fresh water resources. The hardships women endure to obtain water shocked me; the task of fetching water defines life for many women in developing countries. Journalist, Tina Rosenberg, followed an Ethiopian woman, Binayo, for a day and watched her spend nearly every hour of every day fetching water. I quote Ms. Rosenberg: "Where clean water us scarcest, fetching it is ... VIEW POST
Got Water?
Learning the Healer’s Art
Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? I love dogs. Well, I love other people's dogs---I don't own one. One night while channel surfing, I came across an Animal Planet episode featuring a team of veterinarians who rescue stray dogs. The images of the suffering dogs drew my attention. While the TV camera panned around an animal shelter, it honed in on one veterinarian's efforts to save a recently rescued but sick and wounded little dog. The mutt's hair was horribly matted, dirty, ... VIEW POST
Got Dots?
Overwhelmed By Dots? I'll ask an obvious question. What do you see in the square? Yes. A dot. We could place this dot anywhere inside or outside the square. We could change the background color. We could make the dot even smaller. No matter. We'd still focus on the dot. Forget the immense space around it. It's all about the dot. We do this to people. We do this to ourselves. We reduce ourselves and others to "the dot." Or, we expand the dot until it eclipses all other traits in others and ... VIEW POST
It’s Not About Me. It’s Not About You.
Is it all about you? Every semester I'd follow the same ritual. Holding my breath, I'd carry the large manilla envelopes from the faculty room and seek a quiet place. With great anxiety, I'd read my SOTES (Student Opinion Teaching Evaluation) results from the previous semester. This student feedback is supposed to help me "improve" my teaching methods. Written anonymously, students are given carte blanche to say whatever they want about their professors---much like the online ... VIEW POST
Telling the Same Old Story?
Write a new one! It's taken me almost two days to write this first sentence. I've spent time pondering this topic and reviewing books and articles in half-hearted attempts for inspiration. I've also been sidetracked from writing---I keep getting distracted by mundane movies on TV. (Right now, I'm sort of watching Jane Fonda in the movie Cat Ballou.) During a Nutri-System commercial featuring Marie Osmond, I got further side-tracked when I googled "The Osmonds"---and read about Donny for ... VIEW POST
Finding Tidings of Great Joy As a Temple Ordinance Worker
A Higher and Holier Education and Service Merry Christmas! I love Luke's narrative of the Savior's birth in the New Testament. One of my favorite parts of his story line occurs after the baby Jesus is born. Luke introduces us to Simeon (a devout man), and Anna the Prophetess (a temple worker). They are the last people woven into Luke's account of the nativity. He describes the scenario as follows in the paragraph below. Jewish law required Joseph and Mary to bring the ... VIEW POST
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