tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.comments2012-09-15T00:03:09.271-07:00Clippings from my lifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484999023075793730noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-69098263922138608702012-09-15T00:03:09.271-07:002012-09-15T00:03:09.271-07:00It was fun Clare, but it was raining a bit so we e...<br />It was fun Clare, but it was raining a bit so we ended up ducking into dinner a bit earlier than we wanted to with not that many pictures taken. (The Chinese place in the Carosel plaza downtown, yummy!)<br />The silly reasons and backstories only enjoyed moderate success, but it was a fun thing to find the beauty in the world around us. We found several things that we hadn't seen before. We also had several things where the other person was able to find beautiful things in the picture that the other person hadn't.<br />It made for fun dinner conversation, and we both tend not to linger after eating, but this time we had more to talk about and pictures to see. It was fun.<br />So often we talk about the practicalities of life and the things we want to work on and improve in our family life. This fun little thing totally changed that dynamic and helped us focus on each other and good things around us.<br />I'll post the pictures if I get a chance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484999023075793730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-44908753874075697222012-09-14T11:26:25.289-07:002012-09-14T11:26:25.289-07:00What a wonderful idea! Please let us know how you ...What a wonderful idea! Please let us know how you get on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-55370556903224771262012-06-17T16:46:21.841-07:002012-06-17T16:46:21.841-07:00From some Zen/Buddhist ideas, and another cool wri...From some Zen/Buddhist ideas, and another cool written piece I saw recently, I think that less/no judging, and more compassion is the way to go. From this piece by a mom of a special needs (I think ADD/autistic) child to other such moms, this line jumped out at me and I love it: "You rock because you raise your so-called typical children to know that typical is an illusion and compassion is everything."<br /><br />Here's a link to the whole thing:<br /><br />http://adiaryofamom.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/dear-you/DaveH in NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706672526614988091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-72916727600670777402011-02-27T11:05:37.299-08:002011-02-27T11:05:37.299-08:00Oh just in case it's not obvious I helped thos...Oh just in case it's not obvious I helped those who may not be members of my particular denomination by putting a more common word in parentheses to help you out. <br />Just in case you didn't know I'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, AKA the Mormons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484999023075793730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-42447052961997494072011-02-18T02:37:18.608-08:002011-02-18T02:37:18.608-08:00No email before 11 was hard for me today, about 10...No email before 11 was hard for me today, about 10:45 I went ahead. It's a good thing though, try doing it for a week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484999023075793730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-53053762006469417112011-02-17T12:38:53.607-08:002011-02-17T12:38:53.607-08:00What a lovely entry! Thanks for sharing your exper...What a lovely entry! Thanks for sharing your experiences. Like you, I enjoy routine and can get rather upset if things go awry, sometimes even with small things.<br /><br />The "no email before 11am" rule is fascinating. I might just try it out tomorrow...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-53724415813314440942010-07-26T11:49:04.358-07:002010-07-26T11:49:04.358-07:00Thanks! I needed to read this today.Thanks! I needed to read this today.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119873112429576270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-67221895581197265772010-07-21T04:46:10.616-07:002010-07-21T04:46:10.616-07:00Loving your authenticity and approach, Aaron. Keep...Loving your authenticity and approach, Aaron. Keep at it.Emily K. Callaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640582775433417964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-34660475998699543112010-06-28T02:47:35.614-07:002010-06-28T02:47:35.614-07:00@Ryan Thanks bro! Some of these are at least part...@Ryan Thanks bro! Some of these are at least partly inspired by your blog, I'll keep reading yours too.<br /><br />@Mark I think it's a bit scary too! Of course what I want most is a deep honesty and openness between people you know and trust, and then more of the same, though not to the same extent, for others. So what I'm saying is that this blog is very open, but there's another deeper level too, one that can be great to explore with people your trust.<br />In the western cultures, if not most cultures men don't do this very naturally. Some say it's just the way we are (a genetic thing). I'm not sure this is the case, but I don't know.<br />I have a vision of groups of men sitting in priesthood quorums at church who can be open and share, help, love, and support each other, as well as all the families they are given stewardship to watch over.<br />I have a vision of groups of men from all backgrounds doing this outside of quorums as well, I've experienced that in my MKP groups and it was very powerful, especially when it came down to holding different beliefs. We could talk about what it really meant for me to believe the way I do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484999023075793730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-33780019830144837952010-06-28T02:36:25.365-07:002010-06-28T02:36:25.365-07:00Great post Aaron. Your ideal world sounds like a p...Great post Aaron. Your ideal world sounds like a pretty good place to be. The whole concept of honesty without judgement still sounds scary to me though, but it probably does to most of us. <br /><br />However, I don't want to have to live in such a way that I have to constantly consider what others might think of me when I talk about certain past or present experiences in my life. <br /><br />So I'll have to ponder this some more. Thanks for sharing. Definitely good food for thought.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168836014188589795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-78976002064001065302010-06-28T02:06:40.638-07:002010-06-28T02:06:40.638-07:00Thanks for posting your story Aaron. I'm glad ...Thanks for posting your story Aaron. I'm glad I got to learn a little bit more about your background.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168836014188589795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-81391350237377051112010-06-28T01:54:31.634-07:002010-06-28T01:54:31.634-07:00@Ryan Please do! It's a really good resource i...@Ryan Please do! It's a really good resource in terms of content, and unlike some other efforts by the church is really well done from a design perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484999023075793730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-91609714987404091322010-06-27T16:58:49.079-07:002010-06-27T16:58:49.079-07:00Good stuff! I'll steal that link to the help ...Good stuff! I'll steal that link to the help website from your church.Ryan Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743650813900795136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-69113732867750403242010-06-27T16:56:13.627-07:002010-06-27T16:56:13.627-07:00I just found your blog and am reading through the ...I just found your blog and am reading through the past posts. I really appreciate your honesty and candid discussion of the issues you deal with. Great stuff, Aaron. I look forward to future posts.Ryan Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743650813900795136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-84985710266664834462010-03-26T01:25:38.806-07:002010-03-26T01:25:38.806-07:00Here's a great comment I got from @dhersam. He...Here's a great comment I got from @dhersam. He gave me a link to http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/blog-3354-americas-critical-condition.html<br /><br />Here's the most relevant paragraph<br />he assault on film criticism—even by other critics—is just one symptom of this larger cultural crisis. We have become a nation of Americans who have no idea how to look at opposing arguments on anything—a band, a movie, health-care reform, immigration—and see the ideas of merit that can be synthesized into their already-existing points of view, and we're raising the next generation to be more of the same. If a public school system is for anything, isn’t it for teaching our children citizenship in the fullest sense of the word? And doesn’t real citizenship demand the ability to discern? Demagoguery flourishes because we’re all too easy to distract and frighten, and because we’re unwilling to engage in arguments on their merits. American life itself has become one great big Internet flame war, except there’s no excuse for millions of adults acting like anonymous teenagers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484999023075793730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470067874874531537.post-69067200341428604352010-03-24T14:16:12.033-07:002010-03-24T14:16:12.033-07:00I agree, funny my husband and I were just talking ...I agree, funny my husband and I were just talking alot about the same things.., I would follow it up with not only what/how you feel and but also with how much actual WORK are you willing to contribute to make a positive change. Real solutions involve commitment and intense effort from everyone involved, and usually everyone surrounding them too. :)Christian, etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16454823999911298638noreply@blogger.com