Wednesday, April 19, 2006

to angry for words

http://www.nolaslate.blogspot.com/

click on the link to read the most unbelievable story...
and this is in our country
and happening to our citizens

totally surreal
totally true

this should not be happening
write letters to congress
write letters to the white house
write letters to the papers

demand that the persons of the USA be treated with more respect

this did not happen with Andrew to Florida
this did not happen in CA with the north bend quake
this did not happen in WA with Mt St Helen's

this is unacceptable

to angry for words

http://www.nolaslate.blogspot.com/

click on the link to read the most unbelievable story...
and this is in our country
and happening to our citizens

totally surreal
totally true

this should not be happening
write letters to congress
write letters to the white house
write letters to the papers

demand that the persons of the USA be treated with more respect

this did not happen with Andrew to Florida
this did not happen in CA with the north bend quake
this did not happen in WA with Mt St Helen's

this is unacceptable

to angry for words

http://www.nolaslate.blogspot.com/

click on the link to read the most unbelievable story...
and this is in our country
and happening to our citizens

totally surreal
totally true

this should not be happening
write letters to congress
write letters to the white house
write letters to the papers

demand that the persons of the USA be treated with more respect

this did not happen with Andrew to Florida
this did not happen in CA with the north bend quake
this did not happen in WA with Mt St Helen's

this is unacceptable

Monday, April 17, 2006

this is a good thought


Any kind of expectation creates a problem.
We should accept, but not expect.
Whatever comes, accept it.
Whatever goes, accept it.
The immediate benefit is that your mind is always peaceful.
~~~Sri Swami Satchidananda~~~
~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
the thing is that we learn,
early on,
to expect to be taken care of.
it is what our parents and family do for us for quite a long time
sometimes for too long
(just read the news for examples that are current)
we have to learn to do on our own
to accept what we did on our own
to accept what we owe on our own
to accept that mistakes are our own
we need to realize that what we do matters
even the little steps we take have an impact on the bigger picture
we need to realize that what we act on
what we believe
what we react to
what we do
matters

Monday, April 10, 2006

resting

If,
on a summers day
a bee,
black gold
round and round,
lands on you
stay still
be calm
she merely needs to rest.
rest, something we all need and so very rarely indulge in... for in today's fast paced, gotta' get it done yesterday world, there is an sense that for one to rest, to pause, to take a break for re-grouping, that one is indulging in a spot of laziness, perhaps even a lifestyle of it... this is not the case, the best work comes after a pause, a rest, a vacation.
when we get bogged down in deadlines, always more and always looming too soon, we lose our sense of detail, our sense of priority, our sense of self.
to pause, rest, re-group and return to the work-a-day world is in the best interest of those we work with, work for & will provide us with an opportunity to be better from within ourselves.
to pause is not lazy, to rest is not sloth, to recharge is not getting more caffiene...
it is time well spent, we need to learn to rest a bit, perhaps siesta on occassion, and certainly vacation more often.
we can be better at everything and with everyone when we are rested.

Friday, March 31, 2006

New Orleans, down & in

You have to read this blog
My friend and her husband are there
to rebuild
as residents
who truly care.
http://www.nolaslate.blogspot.com/


these folks moved to be in a city they fell in love with,
the hurricanes hit a few months after
they worked then
& they still do...
with local groups to provide food, medicine and care to those in need
they are working to rebuild a historic american city
New Orleans Louisiana
This is the city that helped birth American Music with
Blues & Jazz & Rock'nRoll
(not to mention some of the very best food ever anywhere!)
This city and it's citizens
who are our fellow country men
needs our attention
our support
& our caring
Non-action for american citizens should be considered acts of tyranny
& impeachable offenses
Please pay attention
Please don't forget
Please remember

Sunday, March 26, 2006

ads or statements?

I don't care for ads very much.
not on TV,
not on radio,
not on webpages...
but I do feel that there is a time to make a statement
a statment about what we can do
a mention about how we can help
a comment about what we belive in
so there will be some banners added
things like
http://one.org/
Because these are sites that provide help,
help to those that need it most,
help to those who may not be able to speak for themselves
help that we can provide simply and quickly
help that really makes a difference in the world
and we are here to make a positive difference
might be a small bit of positive,
but every postive bit of difference we can provide
builds to make the world a brighter, better place

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Monday, March 20, 2006

short test

Your Personality Profile
You are funky, outdoorsy, and down to earth.
While you may not be a total hippie...
You're definitely one of the most free spirited people around.

You are very impulsive - every day is a new adventure.
However, you do put some thought behind all your actions.
Still, you do tend to shock and offend people from time to time!

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

tryants

When I despair,
I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall,
always.
~Mahatma Gandhi~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have been dealing with tryants at work...
or so it seems
the little tin gods & goddesses that feel they have the right to have thier bidding done for any reason with no explaination...
some of these are inspectors
(they might have a good reason for wanting it all done their way)
but they won't coordinate with the other agencies
(my game - my rules)
some are doctors
(enough said there)
some are supervisors
(not of my department but they act as if the whole of the clinic is their domain)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
and then there are those who are really trying to do well,
to be clear in expectations,
to encourage all to work to their best,
to be supportive of the patients & employees.
I so value those folks.
may they
(and thusly we all)
rise above the tryants

Sunday, March 12, 2006

stone floor

it makes a cozy reading room/guest room
& it's not stone really
---
it's cement, stained & used to
recover the floor
---
molly is chekcing it out before we painted the room

Sunday, March 05, 2006

my johari window

thanks to you all who participated

Arena

(known to self and others)

caring, friendly, independent, responsive, sympathetic

Blind Spot

(known only to others)

accepting, adaptable, bold, brave, clever, complex, confident, dependable, dignified, energetic, giving, helpful, ingenious, intelligent, kind, knowledgeable, logical, loving, observant, powerful, reflective, searching, self-assertive, sensible, spontaneous, trustworthy

Façade

(known only to self)

self-conscious

Unknown

(known to nobody)

able, calm, cheerful, extroverted, happy, idealistic, introverted, mature, modest, nervous, organised, patient, proud, quiet, relaxed, religious, sentimental, shy, silly, tense, warm, wise, witty

Dominant Traits

57% of people think that debb pflanz is intelligent

All Percentages

able (0%) accepting (14%) adaptable (21%) bold (21%) brave (7%) calm (0%) caring (35%) cheerful (0%) clever (7%) complex (14%) confident (28%) dependable (7%) dignified (7%) energetic (28%) extroverted (0%) friendly (14%) giving (21%) happy (0%) helpful (14%) idealistic (0%) independent (35%) ingenious (7%) intelligent (57%) introverted (0%) kind (7%) knowledgeable (21%) logical (14%) loving (35%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (14%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (14%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (7%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (14%) searching (7%) self-assertive (14%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (7%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (28%) sympathetic (7%) tense (0%) trustworthy (35%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (0%)

Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 5.3.2006, using data from 14 respondents.
You can make your own Johari Window, or
view debb pflanz's full data.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

honest

so when are we honest?
with ourselves?
with our families?
with the god who made us?
I personally have a varied
(some would say vary different)
view of god
however...

I recognize many other god views as well...
so when do we talk to god?

when we have an issue to live for?

when we have an issue to live through?

when we have an issue to die for?
or is it when we recognize in ourselves an issue that needs addressing?
I find myself in all of the above places on most issues...
to be honest I more often ask for betterment
for myself,
for my family
&
for my friends
all in one breathe.
because without my family and friends I am less a person

0.14 inches

of rain since november 1st.......
driest ever here....
will be 70 today
and
sunny
more dry
love the desert

Sunday, February 26, 2006

well now...

been a while since I blogged....

sorry 'bout that

life has many things happening (always does) and what is in my head isn't worth jotting on a blog...

it's work related...
boring

but keeping me way too busy

at least on the surface

I did learn to knit tho
...might be knitting backwards
...figures that I'd learn a new craft and be working the stitches in a different way.....

Friday, February 10, 2006

today's thought

"It doesn't matter that we learn a big lesson once;
it matters that we learn the small lessons day after day
for an entire lifetime."
may your day be full of wonderful little simple gentle lessons

Thursday, February 09, 2006

math

You Passed 8th Grade Math
Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Thursday, January 26, 2006

celebrations

birthdays are a very interesting celebration...
we celebrate living thru another year.
we celebrate the passage of time.
we celebrate time spent with family & friends.
we re-connect with folks,
quite often people we only ever heard from on this day, our birthday.
birthdays are always good days.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

home & sick


with a fever
had it yesterday & had to 'work thru'
was moving slowly
brain moving even slower...
today I'm hotter, slower & still sick
I do not like this one little bit

Sunday, January 15, 2006

50 things

a friend at work is doing a "50 things" list and challenged me to do the same
it is a list of the 50 things that you'd like to do this year...

or in your lifetime (for the BIG items like travel to Tibet for a sabbatical)

I really have no idea, as yet, to what those 50 things would encompass...

somehow this makes me feel like an incomplete person,
unfinished, almost a work in progress...

I'll be thinking 'bout this in the coming months and adding to the list over time

being an unfinished bit of a work in progress isn't an uncomfortable thing to be...

it's just where I am right now

namaste