Getting it out of my head | Robert Birming
A bad day turned into a small act of relief. Writing didn’t fix it, but it helped me move on.| Robert Birming
The Dance Between Eros and Agape I’ve spent much of the past few years contemplating the meaning of love and life given my personal cirumstances. I’ve always appreciated how Pope John Paul II explored it in his seminal Theology of the Body lectures, particularly the distinction he draws between eros and agape. Those early reflections conveyed a kind of purity and balance I’ve rarely encountered elsewhere. There’s a dance between eros and agape, between the selfish and the selfless, th...| geekyschmidt.com
As generative AI’s impact on the creative industries grows, I’ve been thinking about what produces art, and why graphics produced by diffusion models and text produced by LLMs are (by and large) not. And I think that, ultimately, art is the result of creative decisions, whereas generative AI removes decision-making. Prompting is ideating; it is […]| Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden
A bad day turned into a small act of relief. Writing didn’t fix it, but it helped me move on.| Robert Birming
A personal reflection on Diwali. The festival of lights, the world I grew up in, and choosing light in darker times.| Shayon Mukherjee
One of the perennial features of theological study and preparation for Christian ministry has been the yawning chasm between scholarship and church leadership over the last century or two. The evidence for this varies from the comment to young Christians: ‘Don’t study theology at university; you will lose your faith’, to a sense that theological ... Continue Reading The post Can pastoral ministry be re-united with theological thinking? first appeared on Psephizo.| Psephizo
Sometimes even the changes you’ve been planning for can take you by surprise. Time to reflect on how on earth THAT happened! The post When Gravity Takes Over appeared first on Spherical Cow Consulting.| Spherical Cow Consulting
When I was seventeen years old and clueless about what I wanted to do with my life, I attended a job fair, where I stumbled upon a stand advertising a study course in industrial engineering. “So,” I asked the lady behind the counter, “what do you do as an industrial engineer?” “You’ll develop a unique […] The post Escaping the Accomplishment Trap appeared first on Stephan Joppich.| Stephan Joppich
Last year I shared some musings about the impending cross-roads I anticipated facing; being in a new role that would be responsible for leading the school through processes of curriculum review. We…| Making Good Humans
By Johnny Zokovitch One of the most satisfying decisions I made during my time as executive director of Pax Christi USA was to ask Fr. Joe Nangle, ofm, to write … Continue reading Picking up Joe Nangle’s hope and challenge| Pax Christi USA
On Sunday, September 28, the weather was warm and the atmosphere was both festive and filled with purpose as crowds of people gathered for the 111th World Day of Migrants … Continue reading “Migrants, missionaries of hope,” and the One Church One Family campaign| Pax Christi USA
By Scott WrightPax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20, we have witnessed an unprecedented assault, not only on immigrants and their … Continue reading Pax Christi USA stands in solidarity with immigrants to challenge campaign of terror| Pax Christi USA
Today marks two years since Hamas militants attacked communities in southern Israel, resulting in approximately 1,200 deaths, with 251 people taken hostage. We continue to pray for all who were aff…| Pax Christi USA
I’m writing this between a busy day and a delightful dinner. Brief by| tdotc.eu
I’m not a poet but I love to dabble, especially when stream-of-consciousness poetry arrives. Almost in an auto-write format. I’ll explain… It doesn’t happen often, but words and phrases…sometimes whole stanzas of poetry command my attention if my dad populated my subconscious overnight. I wish I could summon these bon-mot-moments on demand. Alas, I must […]| Victoria Ponders
A two-person ‘Rengay’ By Pat and David pr- saw an old flame today aging has been toying with us all — I’m googling time travel db- verse uploaded for/ever my fragments reassembled pr- starting anew — the little voices in my head are being taught to play nice db- you call this progress? I liked… Continue reading Awkward glance, or: A rengay→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons ~Jim Bishop For Dawn’s Festival of leaves| mazeepuran (माझे e-पुराण)
Dallgët e fundit I janë arratisur bregutNë njëmijë pikla Shpërbërë, grimcuarPas brigjeve fqinje S’janë zhdukurS’janë tharëDendur në kripëra Pa emraTë hidhta a pa shije EkzistojnëGulcojnëGjarpërojnëNën rreze të rejaNë drita të ndryshme ReflektojnëNjë copë tjetër diellPërvëlueshëmTë njëjtin diell…Ndoshta s’është vonë Jona Cenameri| VOICES
The last wavesHave fled the shoreInto a thousand dropletsDissolved, crumbledAgainst neighboring coasts They aren’t goneThey aren’t driedDensed in namelessSaltsBitter or tasteless They existThey gulpThey slitherBeneath newborn raysIn shifting lights They reflectAnother shard of sunScorchinglyThe very same sun…Perhaps it’s not too late Jona Cenameri| VOICES
Starting Anew: Natural Rhythms and Cycles A Villard Blanc wakens from winter slumber and stretches towards sunlight as it prepares its growing strategy for spring, looking for what it can grasp and curl around to support its growth.© 2018 C.Bukowski Breaking Dormancy I know it has been a while since… Continue reading The post Starting Anew appeared first on Community Food Forests.| Community Food Forests
A few months ago, I signed up for a seminar on existentialist philosophy. Because the existentialists were part of the reason I’d decided to study philosophy in the first place, I was thrilled to delve into the material. The great philosophers of the 20th century were awaiting me—Sartre, Camus, de Beauvoir, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, and many […] The post You Don’t Have to appeared first on Stephan Joppich.| Stephan Joppich
When people ask me about my Smart Home, they often expect something high-tech. Instead, they find an ordinary house that just happens to be observable, controllable, and a little more convenient. The trick? A hidden layer that I can build, break, and rebuild however I want. What’s the smart home I don’t really like the term “Smart Home”. I’m not sure the official definition even exists, but most of the ones I’ve found mention “remote control”, “internet connection”, and ...| Szymon Krajewski
Much has happened and once again sadly I am constrained by time: in| tdotc.eu
Of course, it is a bit of a generalisation, but I think it’s true that a lot of people enjoyed playing Monopoly when they were children but now dislike the game as an adult. It used to be the…| On this I ponder
Moving past the starting line will birth more ideas than any pre-planning ever will.| More To That
“It’s not the experience that brings transformation, it’s our reflection upon our experience.” Jan Johnson For years I’ve been engaging in a practice of looking back before moving ahead. It started as a a post I shared at the end of every month and then transitioned to every season. In the spirit of simplifying my online […] The post 10 Things I Learned This Summer appeared first on Emily P. Freeman.| Emily P. Freeman
By Dr Liam Anderson A little over three years ago, I was just stepping into the world of PhD and Professional Doctorate supervision. I can still remember the mix of excitement to be part of each student’s journeys. There was a sense of stepping into something significant, knowing I had the chance to help others … Continue reading "Looking Back to Look Forward: Reflections on Supervision"| University of Birmingham Blog Service
When I last wrote on this blog, a little over a month ago, I promised I’d return mid-September for our monthly What’s On Your Bookshelf post. And that’s partially true. I’m back—but this time to sa…| Retirement Reflections
CSBV Director of Operations Dr Ashley Hibbard reflects on the recent “Church at the Crossroads” conference at which CSBV Research Associate Dr Tony Deik spoke about justice for Palestinians. | CSBV
Somehow life caught up and this update nearly missed getting written| tdotc.eu
Reflection by Communications, Operations, and Community Manager Helen Woeste| OSTIF.org
Your life is much better than what you’re led on to believe.| More To That
Download PDF Fencing The linguistic competition is what I like to refer to as fencing. The first round of fencing commences, and you are speared by the sword of your competitor. That sword is the primary language and the secondary language. In this case, English represents your sword that failed to draw in time. Your opponent wins, and the primary language scores a point. Your secondary language stood no chance, and you had no time to make contact with your opponent. The question is, how do w...| Contact
Your students will love having their voice heard as you work together to create a classroom contract with your students| The Inspired Classroom
Each one of us has a unique personhood, purpose and calling to which we are sent out to live in a way that opens the possibility to be more Christ like. So, the very fact that you are reading this suggests that includes you.| Catholic Outlook
On a recent walk, I saw in the distance a Commodore Vic-20, perched on a rock at the side of the bike path. I was first introduced to the VIC-20 in my 5th grade math class (ca. 1982). Our math teac…| Jamie Todd Rubin
Networking is hard. Here’s the challenge. A structured event (say, a workshop, a lecture, a concert) is not great for networking. Good networking happens when the participants can “choose their own adventure” and connect to each other in creative ways, and spend quality time doing so—without too many …| dr knz @ work
Hi! I'm Marisabel! Puertorican living the Dutch life. This is my personal web garden to make things grow.| Konfetti Explorations
ISP alumni Kevin Graves and Angelica Santana share powerful stories of hope, healing, and leadership at the Ignatian Spirituality Conference. The post Witness to Hope: Angelica and Kevin Bring Ignatian Spirituality to Life appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality Project.| Ignatian Spirituality Project
What happens when you inherit a world-renowned collection that needs fundamental reimagining? My time as Performing Arts Librarian at Arizona State University has taught me that transformational collection work requires both patience and urgency—and that the process itself is as important as the outcome. From Child Drama to Theatre for Youth and Community When I … Continue reading "Inheriting, Repairing, and Reimagining Collections" The post Inheriting, Repairing, and Reimagining Collecti...| ACRLog
I started writing before the generative AI became popular. Even a simple article always took me a lot of time to write. Nowadays, authors can produce1 and publish high-quality content faster than ever before, with almost zero effort. On the other hand, consumers no longer have to search and browse the Internet for the answers – they can generate curated content on almost any topic just for themselves. If any answer can be instantly generated by an LLM, what’s the point of writing?| Szymon Krajewski
We're nearly one month away from our #bawse skills workshop! What better way to let folks know what to expect than to have our team share the journey.| PURPOSE Productions
My thoughts from the Panel Discussion – Future of Women in Agile In March 2021, I had the privilege of co-hosting a panel discussion with Ellen Grove. The discussion was […] The post Reflections appeared first on DragonFire Inc..| DragonFire Inc.
Hi! I'm Marisabel! Puertorican living the Dutch life. This is my personal web garden to make things grow.| Konfetti Explorations
Happy October! As autumn asserts itself with shorter days and colder nights, it’s time to look ahead to the last quarter of the year. Yikes! We have only three months to realize our 2023 goals. Now is the perfect time to revisit and perhaps reevaluate your annual goals. Ask yourself: How’s your year been going? … Continue reading "Are you hitting your goals?" The post Are you hitting your goals? appeared first on Crystal Clear Communications.| Crystal Clear Communications
Hi! I'm Marisabel! Puertorican living the Dutch life. This is my personal web garden to make things grow.| Konfetti Explorations
I often get asked what it is like to be PYP Coordinator at my amazing school. The best way I can describe it, is that it is like being surrounded by a whole bunch of dragon boats. Every team or… Continue reading →| Making Good Humans
I am ten weeks in to being the PYP Coordinator at my new school. And although I have previously done the role at two other schools, being an incoming coordinator can be tricky. You are coming into an organization that… Continue reading →| Making Good Humans
I’ve recently joined my 4th PYP school, and each and every one so far has had some sort of “weekly PYP meeting”; a regularly scheduled opportunity for teams to come together, collaborate with one another and the PYP Coordinator. These… Continue reading →| Making Good Humans
The next two weeks will be filled with travel without much time to| tdotc.eu
All educators can benefit from the lessons offered by a veteran music teacher who returns to the classroom after 18 months, determined to keep his energy, passion and joy at the forefront. The post Band Director Reboot appeared first on Yamaha Music.| Yamaha Music
Are a series of new lithium-battery projects in Nevada a disaster waiting to happen? This piece was originally published on June 29th, 2025 in This is Reno, northern Nevada’s weekly. Featured image: Fire at the Moss Landing power plant in Monterey, California on January 16th. Photo by GuyC, CCby2.0. By Max Wilbert Two major projects […]| Protect Thacker Pass
One of my July 4th traditions is to do a crossfit hero workout at my local gym. This year, my gym chose the workout Witten. I finished it in 51 minutes and 41 seconds this morning; it was a slog! Another one of my July 4th habits is to reflect| Interconnected
Herbert Lui writes about his experience getting writing feedback from editors: My editors were giving me comments and suggestions on all of these posts, but I noticed a tension: as I accepted these changes and resolved comments, they would effectively disappear into a basement-equivalent dropdown menu, never to see the light of day again. I would lose the majority of the feedback that I received. But it’s difficult to learn from your mistakes if you don’t reflect on them. He then starts l...| Saeed Esmaili
Some connections from my collage of reflections Reflective thinking, in short, means judgment suspended during further inquiry; and suspense is likely to be somewhat painful. –John Dewey My …| Learning Portfolios --> Reflection & Integration
“Day in the life:” I am squeezing the typing of a first draft of this| tdotc.eu
Paddington Bear says hello and invites you to sit on the bench and rest awhile. Five long months ago I declared that I would write reflectively almost-daily and publish a monthly compilation. And t…| BizLibratory: Academic Business Librarianship, Instruction, research strategi...
As I am typing this, I am feeling the tug of this wonderful fidget toy on my attention, at the corner of my eye. This is a Purple sample. Purple is a mattress brand, and their mattresses are made of this material. With this texture. No other filling than air …| The dot on the ceiling
I have long been at war against Rust compile times. Part of the solution for me was to buy my way into Apple Silicon dreamland, where builds are, like… faster. I remember every time I SSH into an x...| fasterthanli.me
It’s that time of year where many educators (myself included) are preparing to meet with their administrator for the glorious summative meeting. Throughout my career, I’ve experienced a wide variety of these that have been anything from a short five-minute conversation to an hour-long meeting where I was required to bring a binder of evidence … Continue reading What Is My Principal Really Looking for in my Summative?| Confessions of a Former Instructional Coach
Dr. Benjamin "Buz" Graham Jr., son of famed investor Benjamin Graham, left us on March 12, 2025 at age 79. A devoted physician, civil rights worker, and cancer survivor, my Uncle Buz was known for his compassion, resilience, and commitment to community. He is survived by his loving wife, three children, beloved grandchildren, and extended family who cherished his warmth and wisdom. The post Obituary of Benjamin “Buz” Graham Jr., 1945 – 2025 appeared first on Beyond Ben Graham.| Beyond Ben Graham
We tend to treat endings like losses, like the last page of a favorite book or the final scene of a show. And sure, graduation feels like a big, dramatic final scene. But instead of mourning what’s over, maybe we should celebrate the little things that made it all so special: the professor who believed in you when you didn’t believe in yourself, the stranger you ran through the rain with and the late-night food runs with someone you barely knew a semester ago.| The Baylor Lariat - The official student news source
A personal reflection after spending fall 2024 at Lancaster University with support from the Eisenhower/Conrad N. Hilton Scholarship. By Andrew Luu ’26 Lancaster University is a leading research institution that offers a wide range of specialized STEM courses. It provides an excellent opportunity for STEM majors from liberal arts colleges like Gettysburg to explore disciplines … Continue reading "Reflection: Studying STEM in the UK vs. US"| Ike’s Anvil
This month: flowers and home improvements. Plus some crazy projects.| tdotc.eu
What should you do when you make a content marketing mistake? Here are some tips for how to recover with your dignity intact. The post Recovering from Content Marketing Mistakes appeared first on Amy Wright | Content Marketing & SEO.| Amy Wright | Content Marketing & SEO
Creativity will be less about what works, and more about what makes you unique.| More To That
Buckle up: we need to talk about serious stuff.| tdotc.eu
You are likely reading this while I rest briefly at home from a fierce| tdotc.eu
Next year I will stepping into the role of Director of Teaching and Learning at my current school. This is the first time I have left my nice, safe, comfortable PYP-world and branched out into the …| Making Good Humans
I tried to keep this as simple as I could. I did not oversimplify it. All of the ingredients are there, the main one being “nature”. But I wanted the message to be easily understood by those who needed to hear it.| Raoul Pop
Next week, on January 15, I’ll be speaking at the University of Waterloo, my alma mater. There’ll be a tech talk on key developments in C++ and why I think the language’s future over the next decade will be exciting, with lots of time allocated to a “fireside chat / interview” session for Q&A. The … Continue reading Speaking at University of Waterloo on January 15→| Sutter’s Mill
Two weeks ago, Bjarne and I and lots of ISO committee members had a blast at the code::dive C++ conference held on November 25, just two days after the end of the Wrocław ISO C++ meeting. Thanks again to Nokia for hosting the ISO meeting, and for inviting us all to speak at their conference! … Continue reading My code::dive talk video is available: New Q&A→| Sutter’s Mill
Starting today I’m excited to be working on a new team, with my C++ standards and community roles unchanged. I also wanted to write a few words about why I’m excited about continuing to invest my time heavily in C++’s standardization and evolution especially now, because I think 2024 has been a pivotal year for … Continue reading A new chapter, and thoughts on a pivotal year for C++→| Sutter’s Mill
Maame Yaa Konadu Idun is a dual degree candidate in the public health and business administration master’s programs, with concentrations in epidemiology and biostatistics/health technology and innovation. Her writing draws inspiration from perspectives coming straight from the nuanced bits of all corners of the world. I wake up to my 5 a.m. alarm, a constant showdown between| Biomedical Odyssey
One of my favourite features of the Enhancements to the PYP where the “Moving From… Moving To…” charts. I find them a very helpful tool to help PYP teachers reflect upon and…| Making Good Humans
What happened this month? I went to Toronto to visit friends: mission| tdotc.eu
It’s surreal to leave your home without knowing if you’ll ever see it again.| More To That
From 2015 to 2023 I felt an unignorable fire inside of me to reimagine education. To challenge the status quo. To push the proverbial envelope. For two years in Kuwait, I took risk as a classroom teacher to support students’… Continue reading →| Making Good Humans
Stuff happens: I do not really set “goals” and so the topic of comparing “goals set” vs. “goals achieved” is somewhat non-sensical to me. One thing that does deserve attention, however, is how much 2024 was different from the years before that. It is said that life slows down with …| The dot on the ceiling
This month was somewhat more quiet. I spent quality time with friends,| tdotc.eu
See the numbers, statistics, and graphs from 2024 from a blogger who runs 5 websites and a business, plus best books, movies, and hobbies!| Around the World "L"
What if we turned the year-end recap on its head and made it aspirational and forward-looking? What if we applied this to our marriage?| Prepare/Enrich
Am I lying to myself?| tdotc.eu
Wondering how to make gratitude a daily part of your marriage instead of something you focus on just once a year? Here are 3 ways to do it.| Prepare/Enrich
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse was a new operating system for my mind. It radically redefined how I see and navigate my life. Here's why.| Stephan Joppich
We’re already lonely, and we’ll always be lonely. Embracing this insight won't conjure a tsunami of loneliness but a smooth river of connection.| Stephan Joppich
This month, I spent quality time with friends and past coworkers in| tdotc.eu
The meaning of life needn't be found. It's already within you. The meaning of life is simply to be alive – everything else is extra.| Stephan Joppich
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they don’t offer an opportunity for reflection. And, if I’m being honest, I don’t stick to them. For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. For example, I have a daily reflection ritual of walking […] The post Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals first appeared on Beth Kanter.| Beth Kanter
In the months after the passing of my next door neighbor, I've realized that grief is different when you're used to someone's presence and proximity.| Never Down, Always Up
Two weeks from now I will be in New York, first attending a wedding and then visiting a few friends. If you would like to meet then, let me know! There are a few news items I would like to share for this month. ❦❦❦ The first one, definitely at the …| The dot on the ceiling
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When I complained to my life coach, at the end of July, that I was finding it hard to follow the weekly structured schedule I had set up in June, even though I had felt engaged and motivated by it at the beginning, he pointed out that I had been …| The dot on the ceiling
In the last post we learned the very basics of setting up a reflection system. The whole idea is that the user manually adds types into the...| cecilsunkure.blogspot.com
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This month’s update is coming a little bit early because I will be traveling next week, quite possibly without a laptop. Some personal un-fun news to get out of the way first: I have inflamed tendons inside both shoulders since my travel to the US last month, such that …| The dot on the ceiling
Networking is hard.| tdotc.eu
Well it has been quite a while since I posted anything on this blog!| Kindergarten is Grrreat!
This month’s update is a bit longer on account of a lot having happened and| tdotc.eu
