Emotions 101 Emotions are feelings. They happen naturally. Emotions are our response to being alive. As we are human–alive and awake–we have interactions with the world, and we experience emotions. Expressing emotions in a healthy manner is the birthright of every human being. If we were lucky, in our childhoods, we had teachers who […]
My classroom. North Portland. September 2016. This week, I will meet five new sets of students. It’s my seventh year as a full-time high school math teacher. Today is our second day and the second day that I’m not doing any mathematics in the classroom. I’m hoping to beat last year’s record of six days
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Empathy By Jane B. Mayer Empathy By Jane B. Mayer A wise friend and I were discussing the difficult time so many folks are having right now. We spoke of how extending support and empathy to another often activates discomfort (and sometimes even shame) in the person on the receiving end of
Podcast: The benefits of complaining? Camus. Simple teachings about love. Simple teachings about anger. A five minute mediation. A serious, but not humorless, spiritual-religious gathering. Topics include how to deal with frustration and the most common caricatures of God.
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*Running out* Toilet paper. At the start of the pandemic, there was a run on the stuff. Off all shelves. Out of stores. Throughout the land. I never worried about it. And there was no need to worry. I don’t know of anyone who ran out. Peopleshared what they had until supplies were replenished. And
This Rabbi On That RabbI. A modern Portland, Oregon Rabbi explains Jesus’s messages Buy now $50 DESCRIPTION The gospels were written by Jews and written for Jews. They are Jewish books. Phrases like “being born again” and “turn the other cheek” make more sense when these phrases are understood in context. An
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ANXIETY. NOT SO BAD? Notes: This material is based on an interview I conducted with Brent Lyons, a PhD candidate at Oxford University studying the intersection of anxiety and religion While this technique provides an intellectual understanding of anxiety that can help some people, it’s not proven effective for all anxieties. Please seek professional
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Biking with Annie On this, our second day of Camp Spend-the-Morning-with-Dad-Thanks-to-Covid-19, Emmett peels off to bike around the park to complete his exercise commitment. Now it’s just Annie and me pedaling down residential NE Hancock on our way to pick up my Father’s Day gift of new silicone baking mats from the kitchen store
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The side-of-the-road experience We are engaged, not yet married. Her white Honda civic climbs the pass between the Angeles National and San Bernardino National Forests. Making our way to a weekend in Las Vegas. And then. Something feels wrong. “It’s stopping, the car, stopping.” “What?” “I can’t use the gas. I have no gas.” “OK, I’ll push,”
08/30/1998 Dear Diary, I met the remarkable Shauna Jean Malone today. And she is remarkable. I can even prove it, Dear Diary. Of course she’s remarkable! I’m remarking upon her right now, am I not? Anyhow, today is her birthday. We were introduced at the Wren Dormitory corner of the uphill quad. The residential assistants
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