One of the oldest chronicled disorders, Epilepsy has been steeped in stigma and myth. Those who have it are described as “afflicted” and often face very real forces and forms of discrimination and ridicule. I believe this is due in great part to three basic characteristics of Epilepsy: The first characteristic is its episodic nature; … Read More
Author: Lisa Lindahl
The Happy Critic – An Oxymoron?
Can one be critical and find contentment? Can one be content when it is a character trait to always see how something might be improved? Could be changed for the “better”? I am referring to constructive criticism, not the snarky “Oh she shouldn’t wear that dress with those hips” kind. And the definition of content and … Read More
Ageless Wisdom Practices
Supporting Practices for The Way of Beauty At the risk of sharing “platitudes as insights” as one journalist put it recently, there are three Beauty Practices that are old chestnuts, as my mother used to say. They have been in the culture for a very long time, and certainly have not been identified as “Beauty … Read More
Being Happy – A True Beauty Practice!
Practice the Pursuit of Happiness The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties and the fullest realization of the world in which we live. ~Bertrand Russell Do you see the glass half full or half empty? “Pursuit of Happiness” – it’s in America’s Declaration of Independence, and it … Read More
Too much “Progress”?
“Progress is our most important product” was GE’s slogan when I was growing up. Progress. To move forward, right? It is advancement in general, implying some higher, better state. Right? Perhaps progress as a goal in and of itself has become an anachronism. When is enough, enough? When did the concept of more get confused with the … Read More