tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58688947450516046572012-01-07T20:07:19.334-05:00SoulFabric: the stuff that binds.evolving exegesis, astonishing substance & decisive joyMissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192042528285443734noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868894745051604657.post-55937600346817640572010-05-07T00:14:00.004-04:002010-05-07T00:27:36.130-04:00I want to live in a world...Video records people finishing the sentence, "I want to live in a world..."I think this is an awesome video, and I want to live in the world these people talk about, too! I think it'd be too fun to make one of these videos, a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. The video's short, and definitely worth watching...Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192042528285443734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868894745051604657.post-30259181746308148762010-05-01T12:55:00.012-04:002010-05-01T14:50:15.561-04:00The Good News about Middle-Aged BrainsI was so glad to read that there's hope for me in this encouraging blog entry in the Health section of yesterday's NY Times, because from the time I turned 40, EVERY time I'm asked my age I have to stop and figure it out! It always freaks me out and gets me to wondering what's going to decline next as I get older? Here's a teaser from a few interesting parts, (there's lots more) and links to the Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192042528285443734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868894745051604657.post-82671441705748117482010-01-27T12:46:00.017-05:002011-08-10T23:49:10.459-04:00Good for the brain: In the MomentI've been practicing a focus exercise in my morning meditations where I set my cell phone alarm to go off in 5 minutes, and then until it goes off, I focus on a *good* memory and try and actually feel the joy, or serenity, or whatever positive feelings I had at the actual time the event was taking place.
Although my mind wanders, this is an exercise in focus (and very good for your brain as far Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192042528285443734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868894745051604657.post-11629129025787522962010-01-04T21:35:00.006-05:002011-08-10T17:58:21.948-04:00A Class Divided
A Class Divided is about an Iowa schoolteacher who, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in 1968, gave her third grade students a first-hand experience in the meaning of discrimination and then proceeded for many years to impact lives of both children and adults of all races by using this simple, but incredibly effective exercise. My daughter didn't want to watch this at first, but Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192042528285443734noreply@blogger.com0