Category Archives: developing relationships

My To Do List

Posted on August 30, 2007 by randomyriad

This is a list that I have collected and adjusted over many years from many sources and it includes the best of what I attempt to do and be everyday. I always fail, some days a little, some days I … Continue reading →

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self experiment #2

Posted on August 28, 2007 by randomyriad

Today I will set my the alarm on my watch to go off every hour, and wherever I am and whatever I am doing I stop and pay attention after which I will write some notes about each experience. I … Continue reading →

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If I See You

Posted on August 27, 2007 by randomyriad

If I really see you, I will laugh out loud, or fall silent, or explode into a thousand pieces. If I don’t, I will be caught in the cement and stone of my own prison. Rumi

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Visiting, Listening, and Learning

Posted on August 26, 2007 by randomyriad

This last week, I visited 4 of my families, a small part of a caseload with families in which the parents have come from many countries all over the world. Some parents grew up in this county and have never … Continue reading →

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Into the Jaws of the Beast I Shout Joy

Posted on August 21, 2007 by randomyriad

“You must empty your pockets, turn them inside out, and spill out your wife and your son, the pets you hardly knew, and the days you simply missed altogether watching the sunlight fade on the bricks across the way. You … Continue reading →

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