Archive for October, 2005
Human Daylight Time
Human Daylight Time
We move hands
On man-made clocks
And do nothing to the tides.
Nor change the currents birds will ride
To migrate when good and ready.
The sun pays us no mind,
And sets when it darn well pleases.
Hurricanes shrivel in cold water,
Not because they’re out of season.
Leaves go yellow,
No matter how bright our days.
Whales don’t heed human time,
Which cannot be saved.
We move hands on man-made clocks
And change – well - nothing, really.
© David C. Facer, Jr.
The Holidays - Insanity or Sanity? Choose Now.
With the feast of Halloween upon us, we have begun the year-end holiday season. Did you know our Halloween rituals date back to the Celts in the British Isles and Northern France, and to the Romans?
A Season of Rituals
The end of the year is an important time. In the days when most people lived on the land in a more intimate way, the Halloween ritual symbolized crossing a threshold - leaving the season of light and abundance and entering a time of rest, dark and cold. Feasts were more than entertainment; they included sacrifices to the earth, as a gratitude offering for its abundance. Some spiritual traditions still contain offerings of ordinary food to spirit and to earth.
In the northern hemisphere, the winter nights were cold and long. Food…
Are Rivalries Pointless?
Who doesn’t know the Chicago White Sox won the World Series of baseball this week?
If you don’t already know, there is a rivalry in Chicago between the two teams that play there, the White Sox and the Cubs. If you know a Chicago sports fan, they have surely told you who they root for. My friend, Adrienne, pulls for the Cubs.
But, when Adrienne’s team didn’t make it to the playoffs, she began pulling for the ‘cross-city rivals, the White Sox. That’s neat, if a bit unusual. This got me thinking; are rivalries pointless or meaningful.
The Downside
Rivalries are pointless when they divide people into groups. Of course, each group tries to assert its dominance over another. Each group tries to “beat” the other.
Several years ago, my brother…
Blog Fridays - Coming Soon!
Dear Dedicated Reader,
You may have noticed a decline in the number of blog posts here recently. As my business has picked up, and school has consumed the remaining energy in my workday, I have slipped in my blog writing.
I intend to turn that around by making Fridays Blog Day. Every Friday is now officially, Blog Friday. Each Friday I’ll post a new entry. That will ensure four to five posts per month, probably as many as you can handle given all you’re up to.
Next quarter when I add more administrative help, I may be able to post more often.
If you’re interested in my perspective on a hot issue, how about sending a question via email and I’ll respond, like a Dear Coach column?
No sense in this being…
Piling Evidence Means Change!
Everyone has heard the quote, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
How Insane Am I?
I have never heard anyone say it’s isn’t true; we all believe it. But, acting on it can be hard. This weekend, I got another pile of evidence of both parts - that it’s true and that acting on it is hard.
What is really happening when we do not act upon something we know is true? What’s that all about?
The answer is as easy as stating the truism; we often don’t know what really needs to be done or how to do it. We also are fantastic at avoiding feeling or looking like we don’t know how to do it - so we avoid practicing doing it. The end…
