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It's full steam ahead today as I try to get pictures taken, stories written and all the tiny details that go into show prep finished. Sunday is Art-O-Con in Burlington, and today is my last block of free time to get everything together.
I'm going to try and get more pictures and bios posted today and tomorrow. For now, here are three new Plague Doctors (there will be four total for sale at the show). Note the guy on the right: I decided to try something new and put his hat on his back, hung around his neck with straps. I like it.
That's all for now. I'm off to sort through 47 other pictures.
The artist list for the show has exploded, and there's going to be a lot of talent there this weekend. I'll be at table A8 beside Fangoria. Take a look at the floor plan to see all the goodies happening this Sunday.
Nastri knows his destiny as a demon. All his friends are demons. His relatives are demons. Even his pet dog is demonic.
He's just a little unsure about acting like one.
Nastri is ready to fulfill his role in this known universe and the dark realms in-between. He has mastered a booming laugh, can conjure nightmares, melt faces just by imagining it, and yet...yet...
"I'm just a little insecure about it all. Part of it is not sleeping well, I know, but I'm kept up by all the expectations placed upon me. And I'm scared when I'm in the moment, I won't make the right decision. I mean, how do you know when you should make the walls bleed or if it's better to just jump in with a full possession? People keep saying 'you'll feel it' or 'you just know' but when you're starting out, you don't know. It's all very intimidating."
A powerful patrician in his homeland, Graebor holds sway over his fellow countrymen of the proud Waug race.
With a family tree where every branch blooms aristocracy, there is a certain expectation for the sons and daughters of this bloodline.
The family credo is behave as if you hold power, and power is yours.
Though not officially in a position of authority, Graebor and his ancestors have always had (and sometimes threatened to sever) the ear of army commanders and royalty. Crossing Graebor or disagreeing with him publicly is the equivalent of signing one's own death warrant both socially and, if rumours are to be believed, in the literal sense as well.
As the current eldest male, Graebor is the head of the family. Persuasive, cold, cunning, and outwardly calm, he projects unshakeable leadership. Rarely does one see even a glimpse of the restrained rage undulating beneath his skin, behind his eyes.
But it's there.
In the tilt of his head.
In the silence of a pause.
Waiting to be released.
I am breaking my tradition of starting my show/convention season in late summer, and have signed up to do Art-O-Con in Burlington on May 5th. It's a new convention of really talented local artists with interests ranging from science fiction, to monster goodness, to things of strange and quirky beauty. If you - like me - love FanExpo best for artist alley, and seeing leagues of storm troopers and daleks hanging about, then you need to come out to this event. Besides, with a title like Art-O-Con II: the Wrath of Con, how can you resist?
Since this event is taking place so very far away from the leave-strewn season of hallowed Halloween, I wanted to make sure I had some smaller items on the table that might be more widely embraced than, say, pumpkins during a month when more people are thinking about what to plant in their garden or how they'll fit into a summer dress rather than plotting Halloween celebrations (though really, who are these people and why are their priorities so skewed? *wink*).
That is how I came up with a collection of Bad JuJu figures. Talismans, if you will. Not quite voodoo dolls, but with all the hoodoo potential a ghoul might want. Adorned with feathers and fur (some with twine, or beads, or black rope), each hand sculpted figure sits upon a uniquely decorated open crate. People can leave the crate as is, or they can remove the paper filler and replace it with their own superstitious bits and bobs: some chicken bones, a lost tooth, some beach glass, little skulls, whatever they like.
Since I'm planning on keeping one for myself (I think it's important artists keep one example of a collection they made), I might fill it with a bunch of items and have it on display to encourage people to get creative with their new purchase.
So take a look at the additional pictures below, and tell me what you think.
Is it safe to come out of hibernation yet?
I know it's supposedly spring, but the freezing temps and ice-crusted snow outside tells my senses otherwise.
The need to reorganize my art inventory and tackle all those projects started - but never finished - during the dark months of winter, however, indicates to me that we are moving into a new season.
2013 has been a wild and crazy ride so far. Almost everyone I know is in the middle of huge life changes that are culminating at the end of this month/start of April. Some are moving to new cities, or provinces, and even (possibly) to foreign countries to begin new jobs. A whole whack of people are buying new houses. Four couples I know are getting divorced (or separated). And sadly, reports of serious illness - some just temporary, others lifelong afflictions - keep coming in.
You might have seen this image in the National Post and thought "Oh look, a rainbow skull! How pretty!". But if you looked closer, you'd realize it was made up of tiny zombies. Not just any zombies, but Walking Dead zombies. Every single one that's been killed through the entire show so far on screen.
Scroll down further, and you see a close-up of each one, labeled with who killed them and what weapon they used.
And why the different colours? Why, they are colour-coded of course, by season and whether they are male or female.
Just added to the shop! A set of 3 Zombie Wreath Ornaments!
Fa la la la la, la la la BRAINS!
Tired of cute snowmen, jolly Santa Claus, and that red nosed reindeer?
Looking for something a little more undead? A little taste of Halloween?
Well here it is. A set of 3 zombie wreath ornaments. Each zombie head is one of a kind, hand sculpted and painted, hung in a festive mini wreath, waiting to spread the disease...er...the joy of the season.
Each wreath measures approximately 3 inches high/wide, with an extra inch or so of a bendable hanging stem (size varies a little because I actually form the wreaths myself using wire-based, faux-vine decorative strand).
Go take a look in the shop, and don't forget about the Monkey Boo Coupon code.
Close up pictures below.
I DO have another set of 3 zombie ornaments made and might post them later. Same style, same wreath, but different expressions since each is one of a kind!
As well, if there's a particular figure of mine (made recently) that you're interested in, feel free to drop me a note to find out if it's still available for sale.
This week Monkey Boo turns 1 year old. Since she was a rescue from a puppy mill, her paperwork is inconsistent when it comes to what day she was born. Some point to December 1, others point to December 5 (which we think is the more likely date).
In honour of her first birthday (and with it being Christmas time), I'm having an Etsy sale based around the numbers 1 and 5.
First, all orders - despite size - will cost $15 or less for shipping across North America.
And second, for those who read my blog or Twitter or Facebook , you can save an additional 15% off the cost of the item by using the code HAPPYBIRTHDAYBOO.
Using the code in addition to the lower shipping rates will save some folks $20 for certain items!
The sale runs from Monday, December 3 to Monday, December 10th. After that, the code expires and shipping prices go back to normal.
So if you know a certain someone who loves one of a kind items, or Halloween, or monsters, or art, perhaps there's a creature in my shop waiting to be put under their tree.
Monkey Boo would like to mention that each purchase you make translates into presents (and dogfood and treats) for others (including her), so head on over to the shop and get that Christmas shopping done!
I thought I was being kind, putting my pumpkin out back to live the last of his days naturally.
Instead, I've subjected him to squirrel torture. I can almost hear him screaming at night "They're eating my face!".
He doesn't look too happy about it either.
I hope he isn't planning revenge.
But I sort of know how he feels. November has been somewhat unpleasant so far. Halloween is over. Everyone is exhausted.
Then a week ago Sunday little Miss Monkey Boo decided to do a backward summersault with a twist off the couch, landing hard with her hind leg beneath her, knocking her left knee cap loose. She already has a slippery kneecap in the right hind leg. We've been on total rest duty since Sunday November 4th.
I love this video and how into Halloween the father is. If it had been of my family when I was a child, the scenes would have been "Here comes Dad, and boy is he furious everyone is making a mess in the living room and blocking the tv. 'Shoo!' he says."
My self-published book is still available!
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Here are some sites to satisfy the hunger.
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Revisionist history would have us believe that Gandhi was strictly a one-season man, dedicated to his non-violent stance above all else and at the expense of everything else. Now I don't claim to be an expert in either non-violence or Gandhi, but I am fairly versed at calling out discrepancies.
"I advocate training in arms for those who believe in the method of violence. I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honor than that she should in a cowardly manner become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonor."
It would seem to me in this quote he does not wish to force his way of being onto others, which sounds like non-violence to me, but then again, is it possible to be non-violent while advocating violence, even in defense?
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence."
This one is my personal favorite, because he says "our" hearts. Many folks confuse non-violence with Pacifism and Gandhi was a very far stretch from that. The hunger strikes and willful disobedience and prison terms he endured in his lifetime show he deeply cared about the future of humanity and was willing to put his life on the line to show it. The Pollyannas I've called "greenie-weenies" in the past spend their hours incessantly trying to prove to themselves and others that nothing is wrong, or that the government can and will fix it all, while the Pacifists refuse to participate in any way in anything. They like to call Gandhi their greatest hero when clearly they are clueless as to how actively he pursued his passions.
In fact, hunger strikes are indeed violent, but apparently self-inflicted violence is an OK tactic to Gandhi. I can't help but question how well they work though, considering it hasn't been too effective for those innocent prisoners still in Guatanamo being force-fed.
Gandhi called his overall method of nonviolent action Satyagraha. This translates roughly as "Truth-force." A fuller rendering, though, would be "the force that is generated through adherence to Truth."
His belief was that through consistent tactics of refusing all support for an unjust system, such as the British rule of India, like boycotting British products, refusing to work for British employers, pulling one's children out of British schools, refusing to supply the British with services, and not paying taxes a nation could eventually "withdraw Indian support from the vast, monstrous Machine of Empire until it ground to a halt." (Wolpert).
But the problem is it never did ground to a halt, or even close to it. The British may have left in theory, but India today looks exactly like what Gandhi was vehemently opposing, which was the intense centralization of power and wealth at the expense of the common man. He advocated basing economic and political power at the local level–an achievement none of world's largest or most powerful nations have any interest in acquiring at all to this day.
In fact, it's difficult to find among the mainstream media and whitewashed history any of the more objectionable of Gandhi's beliefs. It's as if the world is completely willing to accept whatever the establishment wants to pass for history as the totality of history itself.
It reminds me of a famous quote by another famous man: "Tis the time's plague when madmen lead the blind." Shakespeare, King Lear


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- Jordan Reeves
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TED-Ed Community Manager, TED Conferences
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What is the most important thing you've learned on your own?
In three sentences, explain something that you've learned without being told by another person -- something you've figured out all by yourself. Here's an example:
"I learned how to paint with water colors by reading a book and searching for YouTube videos. It took me a while, but I figured out some techniques that really work for me. I'm not an expert yet, but I have discovered a real joy in painting."
It can be anything -- a practical skill (like painting) or a knowledge set (like how to use mathematics).
Vicki Feng
Mar 18 2013: I have learned that letting go is one of the toughest thing you can ever do because you literally are making yourself vulnerable. It takes a lot of courage, strength and faith to believe in yourself, trusting your judgement.
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I have learned that a healthy state of mind not only affects your physical well being but also your relationship with others.
I have learned that one needs to cherish and treasure what one has, because sometimes life don't give you a second chance.
Don Anderson
Mar 1 2013: Do to my poor memory and &%#*% public education I had to learn almost everything on my own, on the positive side it made me a great problem solver and it is easy to think outside the box when you don't recall its edges.
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With so many I have to say it depends on the subject:
For health:
*The best diet is one you create for yourself, for we all have unique health needs and taste.
Do an web search for "health-issue diet" with each health-issue, and combine the results and adjust to taste.
*Trust that you know your body/health better than any doctor.
For home projects:
*always consider the maintenance that will be required after it's built.
*Table saws will cut fingers; I learned that the hard way, luckily only to the bone and not through it.
For work:
*read two articles on your profession every week, and you will become tops in your field.
*never trust HR.
For stress management:
*Take a deep breath, and consider if you will even remember the stressful event in a few months.
*Semi-denial is a powerful tool for the short term. AI: with a major health issue still take your meds, and put it out of your thoughts until your next med time.
In the grand scheme of things:
*Live by the Nine Noble Virtues.
*Death from old age is beautiful, and only looks ugly from our view point.
Try seeing it from their view point and you will realize that they are letting go of all earthly desires and on path to enlightenment.
Louise Kyte
Mar 2 2013: I guess one of the most important things I've learned on my own is to be careful about letting other people decide who I am for me. Way too often people will try to tell me I'm this kind of person or that kind of person. Who I am should not be affected by how other people choose to see me.Feb 25 2013: I am what I want to be and not what other people think of me. When i was 3 years old, my mother and I were in a car accident; I survived, she didn't. I am now 18 years old.
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As devastating as it was, I'm thankful (in a weird, hindsight-led way) that my mom died when I was young. After she died, there was an outpouring of love that came onto out household. It seemed like everyone my mom and dad had ever known was calling us, the phone was constantly off the hook, and they were offering love. In a way, my mother's passing led to me being raised by the community we lived in.
Now, here I stand 15 years later and I'm very active in activist circles campaigning for social justice, I slam poetry, and all the local business owners know me on a first name basis.
The most important thing I've learned on my own is that from every loss, every devastating blow, there is good. Although it may not be obvious, or it may not reveal itself until decades later, it is there. I am a child of the streets, even though I have a loving father, and I consider everyone in my community a member of my extended family.
Sarah Chang
Mar 11 2013: How to no longer fear the uncomfortable. It's always a work in progress, but I've learned how to muster courage where I wouldn't have before.Mar 4 2013: I've learned that you will not be happy if you live your life trying to satisfy "the crowd". It is when you find that special thing you want to do, and do it regardless of what anyone says, that you can truly be happy. And I se it every day, people taking major choices about their future, based not on their will or interrest, but on what "the crowd" (friends, parents, the norm) does.
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I've also learned that insight is the most powerfull tool that one can posess.Mar 3 2013: I've learned to appreciate my struggles in life because I believe there's something beautiful in struggle. If I didn't have challenges in life I might never have learned to appreciate the small things in life that I think most Americans take for granted such as being able to shower regularly, having a home to come back to and not having to worry about where you're going to sleep at night, or knowing that you have a healthy body complete with two arms and legs to get you to places you need to be.There's beauty in struggle because at that point where we feel weak and helpless some inner part of us that we never knew we had emerges from the depths of our soul and pushes us to grow.Feb 27 2013: I have learned that the most difficult moments in life--the experiences that cause you to hit rock bottom and lose faith in the world and yourself-- are the opportunities that build appreciation for tenacious character and strength. We learn early in life that the world isn't fair but when you learn to accept that shit happens and sometimes justice cannot be guaranteed, you lose the need to worry or get anxious. This is when you start to re-focus your energy on how to better prepare yourself for the next hurdle.
There are a lot of self-motivation books, websites and blogs, but until you experience the need to talk yourself through life's simple tasks like getting out of bed, eating a meal or attempting to make appointments for things you used to enjoy, those words just go in one ear and out the other. Don't wait to build yourself mentally or physically because one day you'll appreciate the strength you've built over time.
Feb 27 2013: Wise words April....don't wait until we hit rock bottom to start building our emotional and physical strength. I am grateful for the fact that I started building, way before hitting rock bottom, so I had some resources to draw from.
Marian Fagan
Feb 27 2013: I have learned that I am who I am, and that no one else, no matter how well intentioned can know what I must do to be true to myself. It is easy to say, but not so easy to live. Being true to yourself is not necessarily being selfish either, it is doing things that I know to be most important for personal growth and integrity. It is often not easy, and may seem contrary to others.Feb 24 2013: As a teacher, the most amazing thing that I have learned, and continue to learn every year, is that the mind of a child is more amazing than the entire night sky full of stars. On the heels of that, I also have learned/will keep learning that I wouldn't trade the teacher's life for all the money on Wall Street.Feb 24 2013: The most important thing I learned on my own was that I can learn on my own.
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Today, more than every we need to be resigned to being "life long learners."
This does not mean that we can be content to merely learn through imitating others. We need to commit to knowing what we are passionate about and pursuing at with vigor, and also remaining open to other interesting and engaging ideas. We can learn on our own and must continue to do so. Saying "I can't" or "I don't know how" is a "learned disability" we need to overcome.Feb 24 2013: I've learned that quitting something can be just as satisfying as accomplishing something.Feb 24 2013: I learn to calm down myself peacefully in meditation.I have done it everyday for three years .I learn to love people around me with my heart.I learn to think quietely.I learn to see things in facts.I learn to reflect myself everyday.
Scott Bell
Mar 19 2013: Good question.....
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1. Most of the things we do, say, or believe are culturally programmed into us....they are not original thoughts
2. The Ego settles too quickly & easily for simplistic explanations.
3. If we understand a problem, we do not need the solution, the answer will come out of it, for they are not separate.
-Learn from that which has no thing to gain...........nature is a good start
Mary Kolk
Mar 17 2013: I learned how to cure my husband of the horrible effects of type 2 diabetes by reading books, watching you tube. After 20 years of suffering with the complications of diabetes, In 2003, on my program he came off of 43 units of insulin a day, eliminated severe, debilitating neuropathy in both his feet that limited his walking to 75 feet, eliminated diuretics, eliminated statin drugs, eliminated Naproxen and Nuerontin for pain and lost 100 pounds - 80 in the first 9 months of the program and 20 more a few years ago. We were at Disney World last May and he walked from 8:30 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. with only a short break in the afternoon which we all needed - best part of that trip was seeing the smile on his face at 11:45 p.m. as he came off the monorail at Disney.
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A Cleveland Clinic doctor who saw us recently looked at my husband and said, "do you know you would be dead by now if it wasn't for Mary's program?" He was so impressed, he made arrangements for us to tell our story to the local NBC channel.
Dr. Marsh of The Ohio State School of Medicine heard our story and asked us to give the opening remarks to a lecture by Gary Taubes (one of my heroes) author of Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat. Mr. Taubes was at The Ohio State University at the request of Dr. Marsh.
I have created a Keynote (Apple for Powerpoint) presentation and go everywhere delivering hope and help to other diabetics. They need to know that through the right knowledge, they can become an empowered patient and a proactive partner with their doctor in their own healthcare.
Mar 19 2013: Mary, this is an awesome share. Well done..........It goes to show us it's often not WHAT we know, but WHO we know. Your husband is fortunate to know you. :-)
Mary Kolk
Mar 20 2013: Thanks so much, Scott! I appreciate your kind words. I am blessed to have such a wonderful husband for the past 52 years and I look forward to the next 25 or so together.
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The 20 years when my husband was so very ill from diabetes were not so much fun for either of us but he has been back being himself for the past ten years. We're grateful for all we've been given especially in terms of his good health.
MaryMar 17 2013: I learned the Theories and Principals of the Philosophy of Philosophy (PHoPH). It required me to erase all previous education (except math) and acquire 100% thought control. Knowledge is NOT Power, the PHoPH is.
Mar 19 2013: If you can share a primary source for PHoPH, I'd mucho appreciate it.....I'm interested
Mar 20 2013: The "primary source" is an unfinished book I'm writing. Half history of Men of Letters/Half PHoPH. It all started with "Knowledge, itself, is Power" (which Bacon never said) and has expanded way past knowledge and progressing towards Wisdom and even now Abstract (or Theory). Not new, possibly the first was Leucippus, mostly through Democritus and every prolific Philosopher/Physicist/Inventor that followed. Other definitions exist for the Philosophy of Philosophy (i.e. Meta Philosophy) but I believe mine is quite simplistic. Unfortunately, Philosophy today is franchised to the elite, has missed its only goal, and I have trouble understanding when I have to research EVERY sentence of the "academic" Philosophy of today. I will tell you the 3 Principles I have narrowed down are: Conscious Conscience, Common Unity, and the Wisdom of Wisdom (or Theory of Theories). Knowledge, itself, is Empowering. Wisdom itself is Powerful. Wisdom, within itself, is Power. Philosophy has 3 goals:Peace and I forget the other two.
It is not complicated, the ancients were pretty close, we have only complicated or misunderstood the gifts. I take a wide, but not deep, swath looking for what is profound whether it is Epicurus, Jesus (of Philosophy), Lord Kames, Dr. Franklin, Samuel Clemens, (non Physics) Albert Einstein, or Dr. King. Newer discoveries like Dalai Lama and Paulo Coelho or "obscure" ones like John Lennon or Al McGwire.
This book, 'Theorum Philosophiae Principia Philosophia: Conscia Consciencia Commenum Unitatem' is not likely a "TED book", but I have others that may fit like 'Analogica Transferum', 'Paradoxes and Pandoras Boxes' and "Chain of Conscious Series": Reason beyond Perception, Logic beyond Reason, Wisdom beyond Logic, Theory beyond Wisdom, and Faith beyond Wisdom. Any guidance for newer member of TED would be appreciated. I will be fighting an uphill battle due to my lack of high school diploma, but the future is how you see it. I see a challenge.Mar 13 2013: The most important thing I've learned on my own is that the most effective teaching is self-teaching.Mar 8 2013: The most important thing I've learned on my own and that I think everyone needs to learn on their own is how to learn. Learning how to learn, allows you to remain flexible. Problem-solving, and learning are the most important things in life.
Mar 20 2013: Read to Read, Read to Live, Read to Learn, Live to Read, Live to Live, Live to Learn, Learn to Read, Learn to Live, Learn (how) to Learn. This is how I originally summarized the Philosophy of Philosophy. To learn is to know and knowledge is power, was the thought process. Knowledge of Knowledge, or Knowledge, within itself, is Power. But beyond Knowledge/Logic is Wisdom. Philosophy defined is "love of wisdom" and therefor the Wisdom of Wisdom is more pure. Beyond Wisdom is Abstract and Faith. Abstract (or Theory) is imagining things that are not known to us and can be verified in truth or falsified, anything else is Faith. The true power is in the Theory of Theory, but this is not possible if you do not first Learn how to Learn.
Susan Hart
Mar 8 2013: The important thing I learned on my own was that I could make things happen for myself and that I could trust in my decision making process.Mar 6 2013: I learned Spanish online. I searched the youtube videos and some other web sites to learn. Also some friends helped me. i'm not very good yet, but i'm doing my best.
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Mar 7 2013: awesome ! i wanna learn Spanish too but i don't know how to start !
Mar 7 2013: if you want to start you can try this app
it's very interesting and helped me a lot then you can listen to spanish songs with lyrics
best wishes for you
Mar 8 2013: thanks :)
about the songs , any recommendations ?!Mar 5 2013: "Learning by my own" is the most important thing I've learn by my own. When you learn that, you can learn anything else.Feb 26 2013: When I was young my mother wanted a small landing and set of stairs built from the back of the house. Growing up without a father sometimes can prove to be cruel. Of course I didn't have a clue as to how to begin. I was ridiculed very harshly. Much later in life I built a large deck by myself complete with two sets of stairs onto the back of my home after reading a book from the library. Stairs are fairly complicated if you are to create the most comfortable (safe) ratio of rise and run while making them level too. I'd like to hug the man that wrote that book. God bless him.
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Feb 27 2013: Thanks, Chris !!!
Jamia Wilson
Feb 25 2013: I taught myself about the basic fundamentals of herbalism and integrative nutrition by reading online resources, talking with various practitioners, and experimenting with my own self-care treatments. It is crucial for me to be an active participant in my own health care. I feel empowered because I have knowledge and a lifestyle that enables me to feel better, manage stress, and heal without solely depending on doctors and medicines with side-effects and sometimes toxic ingredients.
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Kunal Shah
Feb 25 2013: 1. After experiencing racism from people who did not know any better, I learnt to stop being racist and start treating people the way I wanted to be treated.
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2. I've become more forgiving and learnt that not holding on to past feelings is the best way to heal ones self. Everyone's bound to their own circumstances, those that act 'wrongly' do so cause they know no better (karma).
3. After experiencing healing through the angels, I have become a strong supporter of helping others heal too. We all do need external help as science is limited to the evolution of the human mind.
Justin Elkin
Feb 24 2013: I've learned to play the bass guitar with printouts from the internet and cd's. I have no formal education on the matter and have and am still grooming my own style.Feb 23 2013: I've learnt that intelligence is not determined by what you know, but how much you are willing to learn.Feb 23 2013: That people are remarkably similar the only real thing that 'seperates you from me' are your experiences in life.
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This train of thought leads to many many other ideas.Mar 18 2013: 1) The value of a good coach to guide you 2) The value of being Nice to others - if you want the world to be nice to you 3) If you are to be a good at swimming, you have to get in the pool and swim (regularly and with focus)
Nina Kearney
Mar 17 2013: I learned I have always had the answers to every one of my life's greatest questions. I only needed to be still long enough to listen to myself. I shouldn't be afraid to hear my inner voice. Its the idle chatter which fills the void I must muddle through.
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Talha Šeta
Mar 17 2013: Starting a life on my own at quite a young age made me go through experiences which were not always positive and easy to get through but I believe are very valuable lessons, because they somehow build up an 'immune system' against potential obstacles and events I might face with fear in future, or end up getting out of them hurt and demoralized. All these social, intellectual and spiritual experiences go in parallel with the increase in the number of responsibilities one person gains with a life on his/her own. So basically, the most important thing I have learnt is that although living on my own fills me with happiness, pride and the feeling of self-gratitude and self-sufficiency, it also keeps the parameters of responsibility of my actions very high, putting my moral values and future at stake - because only my actions determine the flow and shape of my life.Mar 13 2013: What is the most important thing you've learned on your own?
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I have learned that...who I am..
Mar 21 2013: Know thyself and thyself knowsMar 11 2013: I learned the value of education by dropping out of college. After years of working I discovered how much I wanted to think and learn, how empty I felt without using my mind. I decided to go back and study education. Had I not dropped out, I don't think I would have found what makes me happy.
Dan F
Mar 10 2013: The value of self expression as a TED member has been an interesting learning experience. Posting on TED was not easy for me. I had to work at it because it required that I would say what I thought publicly at least to the TED community. It was a new challenge and required making observations about things, taking a position, or another focus on the importance of something, etc., but it soon it became unexpectedly rewarding via a credit, or interesting reply, thumbs up, etc.
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Most of us do not push ourselves enough to learn and be all that we can be. TED tends to attract individuals who have studied specific fields of knowledge, and/or are engaged professionally. They provide TED TALKS as well as contribute to the reexamination and/or accounting for certain presumptions, claims, etc., which characterizes the posted comments and discussion in response to a given TALK. So these Talks and Responses have expanded my world by becoming more involved in what's going on all around me.
The value of expressing myself is not without a few scars, but these scars have been instructive for the most part motivating and challenging me to measure up.
Ed Schulte
Mar 10 2013: To be my Self ( capital S here )
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Mar 10 2013: I learned Italian on my own, by watching (/listening to) Italian TV shows (or dubbed films) for a limited amount of time 5 days a week for a number of years (about 5). Gradually I started reading books and newspapers and eventually added Italian as one of the official languages I use as a conference interpreter (C language). Eventually, I also participated in the relevant language exam of the Greek Ministry of Education, which I passed (highest level available).Mar 10 2013: I have learned Adobe Illustrator by trying, failing and looking at tutorials. I am studying to become a copywriter and no one in my class got why I put so much time into learning it. But now I can present my work in the best possible way, and I'm getting better as I go.Mar 7 2013: I learned (from an Anthony Robbins self-help book, no less) to identify my core values and to hold myself to them. Guiding myself by those values made working through the most difficult problems so much easier - not necessarily easy, but easier. When I look back on my history of decision making, the only regrets I've had are when I didn't stick to those values.Mar 6 2013: After a childhood of knowing soup only came from cans, I learned how to cook on my own, from scratch, when I lived in Russia. There was minimal processed food, so if I wanted chicken soup, I need to buy a chicken, finish plucking it, and figure out how to make soup using only a pot and a heating element. From this experience, I gained a love of cooking, experimenting with cooking, and attempting to figure out how to make food "the hard way" (or the fun way!).
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Charles Curt
Mar 6 2013: i learned that everybody is bias on some level and the only way to have true empathy is to understand (at least somewhat) where these people are coming from and if more people had this idea the would would be a much kinder placeMar 5 2013: 1. I started an NGO by myself, and this was something that happened by just thinking about it.
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2. I learnt that rather than talking about how others became successful, I should just do what I am capable of doing.
3. I learnt that most successful people are college dropouts. No point in studying books. I think one should study Life.
Mar 10 2013: "3. I learnt that most successful people are college dropouts. No point in studying books. I think one should study Life."
How are you defining "successful?" If it's monetarily, then I think your statistics are off. While there are certainly a notable few who have found monetary success without completing (or attending college), the lions share of successful people do in fact have college degrees.Mar 4 2013: I've developed an effective leadership style that centers on the value of intrinsic rewards by making all of the members of my work group and their contributions feel appreciated, which makes them want to do everything well.
No one teaches you how to deal with disappointment. ...Figured that one out all by myself.
I've learned to be my own harshest critic.Mar 3 2013: I learned to understand the rate at which I remember things. In school some things "come easy", and others do not. The things that "came easy' were formulas and things which I no longer study. When I raised my tolerance for learning, I became willing and patient to learn things I may not be 100% enthusiastic about, but say 80%, which is still just as great a reason to take the time to learn
Isolda R.G.
Mar 3 2013: Let's see... 'learning' is a big meaningful word for me since I'm a mother and a teacher . So far (because I never stop learning) I've learned that 'learning' something means getting entirely involved, it means doing it, it means getting into the roles of an investigator, an artist, a listener, a chef, a therapist.... into whatever role that may help you to explore all you need to know about something or someone. I've learned as much from children as from adults, age is not a condition, it's their different views of life that teach you different things, It can be bad experiences or good ones, but you always learn from both.Mar 3 2013: That most important things are learnt always on my own.
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Tony Bones
Mar 2 2013: My education is mainly based on me locking myself in a room with the thing I want to learn for hours on end, day after day. Easily, the most important thing I taught myself was, and will always be, philosophy. Nearly everything in one's life boils down to philosophy. With a clear view and an understanding mind, one is able to make the best choices.Feb 27 2013: There are four primary guides in my life
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1 Make family a priority
2 Identify your windows: These are things that as part of your life, put you "en-joy". E.g. windows are my windows, sailing is my window, hiking is a window, gardening is a window, engaging in meaningful dialogue is my Window (btw I Love TED these conversation speak for themselves, not sure why I waited so long to engage here) etc.
3 Commit to being happy: Identify 10 things that make you happy; promise yourself each day you will do at least one of them; you will spend the rest of your life being happy
4 my daily affirmation: Give me the Determination to Persevere and the Perseverance to Endure
So for me there is on "most important thing" We are too complex to assume (obviously I speak for myself) that only one thing deserves that designation as "the" most important. That would also preclude that in life as my journey continues, nothing else will be more important.Feb 27 2013: Following my intuition, I learnt to listen to my soul and that took me to learn more physical things, like taking photos!Feb 26 2013: well, when i think about learning something..there are many things that we learn in our life,... the most important thing i have learned on my own is how to live ! Life is so beautiful and it would be the way u want if you learn how to live!Feb 26 2013: I created an "impossible to be" image of the perfect moral self and I try to be like this person, which is how most religions appear to pitch their god(s), so, in essence, a God is in all of us and we are all Gods. Just my opinion, but I allow myself to be called wrong, which would be the human part of me, I think.Feb 25 2013: The most important thing that I have learned on my own is to 'do' rather than contemplate.
Set a goal..the smaller the better..And just from the moment I decide it,I should start thinking and working on it. It can be anything-making sure that the dress I have to wear for a party is ready on time,that I take prescribed medicines regularly,that the dance skit I am preparing should be done well,schedule and do my studies in an organised fashion..I must really highlight these things in my mind and say to myself-it is important I respect it and try to do it well.
The MOST important thing underlying all these different activities is the fact that all of them should be seen as a part of my 'Karma'-things that I am supposed to do. I shouldn't feel a huge sense of achievement after doing them. Doing the things I do properly should become a routine. Like I eat,I bathe daily,they should be taken as chores that are part of my daily life.
Also,I must clearly see the end goal and form a connection with it. For ex-while preparing the dance,I must really visualise the entire thing on stage and want from the deepest bottom for it to go well.
Anshul Mehta
Feb 24 2013: I really appreciate your thought of 'learning things by your own''......3 things which I would like to share are :
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* I learned to work hard towards society ......to get noticed by god......
* Face it.....don't fear it.........is a live example to explore urself
* Today is a gift.......that's y it is present....!!!!!.......believe in self and become creator....Feb 23 2013: I've learned that the inner self is far more important than the outer. The outer is just a protective shell which although sometimes necessary and case hardened, needs to be opened up occasionally to reveal genuine truths about me, about others and our correct place in the greater scheme of things.
Sherrlene Uy
Feb 23 2013: I've learned that life is a journey... it can never be copied or planned. It comes and shocks you to death; it may twist your arm til you scream but in the end, it's all up to you if you're going to sob and cry because of the pain or wipe the tears away and move on with your injured self :')
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Lionel Leigo
Feb 23 2013: I've learned that living with a injured spine which is getting worse by the month, and could put me in a wheelchair within 5 years, the list of things to do grows daily.
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Ive learned that if i can imagine, assemble, devise it in my head, then its most likely possible to do if planned correctly.
I've learned that you only fail when you give up on tryingFeb 22 2013: Jordan,
One important thing I've learned on my own, and figured out all by myself, is how to live alone and be content:>)
I had never lived alone in my life.....going from home of origin, to cohabitating with room-mates...to marriage and children. When I divorced after 24 years of marriage, the kids were in college and not living at home, I was diagnosed with cancer, and a month later sustained a near fatal head injury.....my mother and father died within that time frame as well. I felt very alone, which did not feel comfortable at first, and I learned to like it a LOT!
Gail .
Feb 23 2013: Wow! Impressive. I admire you.
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Feb 23 2013: I admire you too TED Lover! What doesn't kill us makes us stronger? I've read LOTS of your comments, so I know that you have faced and continue to face challenges:>)Mar 8 2013: Hey Colleen.
As always ausum really really ausum.
Mar 8 2013: Hey Chetan...always nice to connect with you:>)
Life is life, and we can make it "ausum"......or not. I learned when I was young, to let go of frustration and discontent, and do my best to move through challenges. I may feel emotionally and/ or physically hurt, confused, frustrated, and have a "poor me" attitude for a minute, then I move on. Holding onto those feelings simply uses energy that I can use in a more productive way.....learning. It's good to experience all the feelings, determine what we CAN and CANNOT do about it, and move on....learning, growing and evolving with all of the life adventures:>)
Daryl Roche
Feb 22 2013: As an artist I've spent most my life in discovery and RnD. I didn't go to college, having a natural "talent", but did study on my own the techniques of other artists and spent hours, if not years, observing the world around me to figure out how things work and to emulate and apply aspects of what I observed to my work. I would often take on projects that required knowledge I didn't yet possess in order to learn more.
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But the most important thing I learned on my own was to except nothing I was told on face value and to learn the truth of things myself. I have always questioned everything….well, ever since finding out the truth of Santa Claus...Mar 22 2013: And that the truth will not necessarily set you free. Sometimes it may put others in jail.
Ben Jarvis
Mar 22 2013: give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. teach a man to fish and he'll become dependent on your instruction.
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i learned this a long time ago but wasn't completely aware of it until recently. the best teachers never taught me anything (and especially never told me anything) but rather created situations and set tasks and restrictions where i could not but learn and increase my skills and potential in order to achieve them.
Mar 22 2013: "Tell me - and I'll forget
Show me - and I'll remember
Let me act - and I'll understand"
Funny thing being that I actually remembered that quote when being told...Mar 22 2013: that you need to come to your own conclusions.
that you need to make up your own mind.
disregard any advice that does not agree with what you are aiming for.Mar 22 2013: You can't have everything.
If you work hard and make sacrifices, you can earn the chance to have one thing.
But that one thing can be anything.
Don Larson
Mar 22 2013: On 19th Oct 1994, I experienced God and God's love, which made anything of this world unimportant. I learned that
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there is no hell but only Love, which is God's permanent state. Furthermore, it is arrogant of us to think we are
that important in the whole universe to be able to effect the perfection that is God.Mar 21 2013: I have learned to Seek first to understand and then be understood.
I have learned to be patient, it will be okay.
Miracles happen.
mary kariuki
Mar 20 2013: I have learned how to unlearn and quiet the mind. I have also learned that I am perfect and am in the process of unlearning all the information and reasons given to me of why I am imperfect.Mar 20 2013: That life doesn't turn out as perfect as one idealizes it would in ones youth. Though imperfect, embracing both one's and other's mistakes, misunderstandings and missteps with grace fosters an often surprising and full life. Gratefulness for this full life mixed with a bit of vulnerability toward others invites further opportunities to be surprised and experience more fullness in life.Mar 19 2013: I have learned to heal naturally without using any of the drugs we are told to use. It made no sense to heal with a drug when nothing in the drug solves a problem. Those lessons, have now been used to help others. It all started with one hypothesis: others are doing, but does it make sense? Michael .Mar 17 2013: that I possess ( we all do) an intrinsic and unique authenticity and that living from, speaking from that in a way that is turned outward to the world , to serving life, to serving humanity) is what brings me the best vibesMar 17 2013: I learned to take care of my own shit when I worked for Doctors without Borders in Rwanda in 1996 as a 'professional guest'. The core teams provide the structure but are not staff or servants and I had to work that out for myself and deal with little food sources when I went ahead on a project and was on my own. I wanted to complain and remind the organization of the promises made to me - driver, photocopier, printer, accommodation etc. but I worked out that I shouldn't. I lived in a desecrated monestry in a monk's cell until the 'team' caught me up. I drove my own landrover. I used two nightwatchmen (one with a degree in philosophy and the with one in economics) to translate my psychosocial course into French during the night in exchange for the use of my computer during the day when I was teaching the course. I got some out of date sardines from Kigali, lived on wonderful avocados and the priests cooked me bread I was allowed to eat chinese food in the chinese hotel for the road builders every four days so, all in all, I survived and gained some self esteem.
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Mar 18 2013: What a fascinating story.
Gail Hughes
Mar 17 2013: I can change.
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Steve C
Mar 17 2013: I'd say I learned about what Jiddu Krisnamurti would probably call a "profoundly sick society," and thus found a better path than the one I was on.
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(So, 'thank you,' Messrs. Constantine, Martinson, Adams; and 'danke schön' Dr. Baurmann, et al. for opening some important windows for me!)
Hopefully I will find much much more valuable lessons & truths within, for me and many others; as I have no doubt that much damage has been glossed-over and concealed.
Mar 19 2013: Gmorning Steve. Enjoyed reading your reply. I wanted to share this Krishnamurti resource online....It's all of his books in PDF form. You may already know about it. Who have you been reading lately....if you do not mind me asking?
Steve C
Mar 20 2013: Thank you for the link! That's a lot more than I guessed there'd be.
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Right now I'm trying to read Marietta McCarty's "Little Big Minds" - about how to teach children how to philosophize.
And I'm always trying to keep an eye on Stan Tenen's work.
(And what/who are you reading, if not Krishnamurti?)
Elizabeth Gu
Mar 16 2013: I've learned that no one would be charge of developing my potentials.
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Family, friends, colleagues, and teachers......
They tell you what to do or what you ought to be,
but they can never know what your real potential is unless they are "you".
Ultimately, I'm on my own.
If I miss an opportunity, then I literally miss a chance no matter how many times others say to you that it's okay. Sometimes they don't realize how crucial it is to take a chance because it happens to be your chance, not their chance.
If you are to ignore one of your precious potentials because your parents tell you not to pursue your career in accordance with that kind of talent, then you just ignore it no matter what your parents think about your choice to be "reasonable".
I've also realized it's really important to be aware of this "truth(I'd like to call it that way)".
No one's ever told me this, but I feel lucky to know now that I can no longer be passive toward my future.
That's what healthy tension all about(between you and others' expectation)Mar 14 2013: The most important piece of knowledge I gained without being told about it was reading the Wikipedia page on "Post hoc ergo propter hoc". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc
I don't remeber exactly how I got to the page, I just kept opening things I found interesting in new tabs and all of a sudden I read the explanation for that particular fallacy. I clearly remember the feeling of understanding everything so much better, feeling like my mind had just opened up. That lead me to read about fallacies, to learn how to debate people and not fall into traps and finding scientific skepticism.
Khayam Arif
Mar 14 2013: 1. Walk your own journy
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2. Never stop, keep moving
3. Don't give upMar 14 2013: How to survive in a paradox of an opened mind! You can't get that on Wiki!
Mar 19 2013: Im interested in an elaboration of the paradox......if you've got time. Thankee. S
Mar 19 2013: The understanding between what is logic and what is common sense and trying to accept both points of view as creditable argument. The survival of the human debate within oneself of good and evil, pro and con, for and against, right and wrong, win and lose, etc, and keeping your sanity, if you can explain sane. It's such an enigma! It's fun to debate on subject matter with others, but defining yourself from the debate within is a great achievement. It is what makes you, you! The greatest thing I ever learned is to be myself!Mar 14 2013: It took 60 years but what I have learned is not to sweat the small things. Pick your battles. Not everything is worth getting upset/angry about.Mar 14 2013: Awful things happen in a beautiful world. One does not negate the other. It is so.
Åsa sundelin
Mar 12 2013: The most important thing Ive learned by myself is how to raise my children. Its like building a plane whilst you fly it. Offcourse I havent done it all by myself, Ive had lots of helt and support from relatives and spouse and most of all by my children themselves. I dont belive in solitare learning. It all happens in a social environment. AND Ive learnt how to play a Banjo with the support of YouTube and all the exellent teachers there ! :)Mar 11 2013: My faith and what makes me human.
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Rhona Pavis
Mar 10 2013: photography, music,writing....my highest skillsMar 10 2013: I have learned to make vehicle prototypes on my own at the age of 7. I initially started with mud / clay from near by water stream then from Notebook 's thick Covers and gradually from Wood and Sheet Metal.Mar 8 2013: you can search for spanish song of Enrique Iglesias
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you are welcome :)Mar 6 2013: Playing guitar. I picked a song and I don't stop until I learned all the chords-positions and played it from start to end. Then I realize I could use the same chords positions to play others songs. It was great. I even recorded my original music. :)Mar 5 2013: To believe in the goodness of humanity. By considering the motives, I could see how no one is really motivated by pure evilness, there is always a reason for our actions... a good reason! This has given me so much patience, peace of mind and helped me make peace with myself. I am a good person yo! hahahaha
Anilkumar K
Mar 5 2013: 1. I learned that "everything lies within and not outside" .So act according to your instincts
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2.There is only one Love which is eternal and that is love for yourself.
3.Nothing is invincible and everything has an end if it started.Mar 5 2013: 1. I used to watch my grandma crochet when I was really small. When I was pregnant I finally took up crocheting by watching youtube videos and reading books. Strangely enough some images of my grandma holding her thread and her work came back to me to help me learn the craft.
2. I count this as one of my biggest successes - I learnt to write a whole program to convert images to different file formats - and I didn't know the programming language to begin with. Based on conversations I heard in class and borrowing from my experience programming in other languages, I was able to write the whole program. Took the whole class by surprise!
3. But I feel like the most learning I have done on my own is on the emotional side. I have learnt by observing people around me, through my experiences and sometimes through books a number of important lessons like learning to get up after a big fall, the importance of empathy in life, realizing how blessed I really am and not complaining about the little things I don't get....the list goes on!
Connie Chung
Mar 4 2013: I've learned that I have a lot to learn.Mar 4 2013: I've taught myself how to use most forms of technology through trial and error. Actually, just a lot of error - ha! In fact, the most difficult way to learn had always been by trying to read the manuals (who writes those, anyway?!). By paying attention to the general characteristics of most, you can pretty much figure them all out.Mar 3 2013: i learned how to respect my parents and never raise my voice in-front of them and always seek for there acceptance
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second i learned everything in the area of maintenance of computer by my own , i just try
finally , i learned to take responsibility bout my own action , and try to always tell the truth
Sean Brother
Mar 3 2013: To be tolerant. To be patient. To listen. To help. To be optimist. To make a fair use of time. Not to be afraid. Not to be negative. Not to be dangerous.. . To be human.
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amacker b
Mar 3 2013: I'm cheating (I've learned you don't have to follow rules just because they are "rules"...heh) so i'm giving another example of what important things I've learned... and that is
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You* have the power to be happy. To stop worrying. To not be depressed.
That power is a magical switch you possess that you either haven't realized yet or you FORGET when you are stressed or anxious or depressed.
It is related to another thing i firmly believe: you make your own destiny.
If you KNOW you can flip that switch and DECIDE to not be depressed, REALIZE you don't have to be, and MAKE IT SO (for me, it's being creative - making something, or helping someone else, etc) you can become that which you wish to be.
As for worry - i make it a point never to waste time worrying about something i can't change by worrying. If the situation requires action, ACT. If the situation requires patience and waiting for something else to occur, then for godsakes don't fret. Get on with your happy busy life!
*unless you're chemically or clinically depressed or something, which i honestly don't have the answers for, but I would at least attempt "my" solution because it couldn't do you any harm, right?


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Taking a look at holiday time around the globe, we should all wish to be Finnish. 44 days each year. That beats handy hubby, who began his 6 weeks vaca last week, eagerly nose-diving into projects: drip irrigation on the sexiest garden yet, coop 2.0 for the forthcoming meat flock, and the usual homestead upkeep that keeps him out of my hair while still fully participating in this household. Goddess bless this rural life!
After 2 decades of nomadic life, neither of us could now imagine living anywhere else than in the sticks of East Texas. Except maybe Finland.
I'm not going to preach more about our over-worked, over-consuming culture, because it seems to be either to the choir or the critic. But, just one thing:
When we don't take adequate downtime we become stressed, and when we are stressed, we often misjudge. When we misjudge continually, our mental and/or physical health breaks down.
I'm just asking: What does the Good Life mean to you? What is keeping you from creating it?
When I tell friends they are often envious of the 6 weeks handy hubby enjoys, not to mention his 2 week on, 2 week off schedule year-round.
I'd love I job like that, they say!
So then get one. Or take one. Or create one.
Because it's seriously worth it! The changes we are making are absolutely improving our health. Ok maybe that's not some great accomplishment like saving the planet, but I believe it all starts at home. I'm not trying to tempt fate here, but besides a stone or so in weight gained and lost according to the seasons, our combined health could only be described as pretty darn stellar. Soon to surpass that of our youths.
If you're not lucky enough to live in Finland, well then maybe you could re-invent wherever you are living, and whatever you are doing.
Why not? Loads of folks have done it. You probably have too, maybe without even realizing, at some point in your life. But what have you done toward The Good Life lately?
Do something today that connects you to your calling!
Like what?
I don't know what you can do, that's up to you, but here's what I'm doing.
I'm introducing a new segment in this blog called:
Now What?! For those times when your opportunity exceeds your skills or knowledge and the next step requires research.
This week's Now What?! Radishes.
I love spicy crunchy radishes and they are one of the easiest veggies to grow in your garden, and one of the earliest to arrive. But what to do when you've harvested several pounds of them at once? They don't freeze too well, but you can shred them first to flavor soups and stews. It seems some folks also dehydrate them, but that sounds too hardcore for me.
A Czech favorite dish of mine was Jarní Salat, a mixture of shredded carrots and celeriac in a sour cream based dressing. With our first spring surplus from the garden I've created my own very healthy and delicious version of Jarní Salat (Spring Salad) that is vegan and full of earthy flavor.
Before you think you don't like beets, try them fresh from the garden, they are sublime!
I'll also be experimenting with a few of the pickling and relish recipes I've found.
Here's 2 that look great:
And one more:
Chili Tomato Radish Relish 1 1/2 cups tomato puree or crushed whole tomatoes 1 cup diced onions 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 T. minced fresh basil or 1 t. dried 1 T. fresh crumbled oregano or 1 t. dried 2 t. ground cumin 1 t. chili powder 2 t. lemon juice 2 T. sesame oil 1/4 cup vinegar 2 cups sliced radishes
Gently simmer all except radishes for 20 minutes. Pour the hot sauce over the sliced radishes, chill. Yields 6 servings
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Ok well at my school we have miller mig welders and everytime I start to weld my wire feed clogs up yet I use a tip cleaner and the tip lube stuff it still clogs we have checked the cord for knots , and we made sure the wire tension isnt to tight or to lose but we still have problems with it. The mig has been there for a cople years so its really not up to date with the leatest miller technologie so please tell me what I can try.
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Did you check the liner in the cable it could be crushed.
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The solution could be as simple as changing the liner in the gun....they tend to get clogged up over time. It's possible to help reduce the buildup of material in the liner by using a lubricating pad that you mount at the drive roll assembly. You may also be able to help reduce material build up by making sure you always use the correct drive roll (knurled for FC wires and smooth for solid wire)....the knurled rolls have a tendency to slip (even if it's just a little bit every so often) on solid wire causing shavings to get in the liner. Or it could be kinked somewhere. You said you checked it, but did you make sure to pull the liner from the gun?
I'd bet dollars to pesos your liner is just dirty or has a slight kink in it.
my teacher changed the gun im not in the class i already passed it but my friend told me its workign better but ill keep what you said and give that informetion to him so he can check if ti starts doing it again, thank you for the information


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-You only need one USB port to run it (great for older laptops)
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1 USB hub with external power supply (think old and cheap, better chance it will work with linux)
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1 USB wifi adaptor ( linux compatible check the forums here http://www.slax.org/forum/
1 4 AA battery pack with on off switch (Radio Shack)
1 ISO of Slax linux http://www.slax.org/download.php (I prefer the Kill Bill version)
1 copy of Myslax creator http://myslax.bonsonno.org/download.php
Case parts I used two pieces of plexiglass with standoffs from home depot
Where is your monitor?
What this project does is not only allow you to boot up a Linux Distribution on any computer you want, but it includes a WiFi adapter so that you can get wireless support if the computer that you are on has hardware that your Linux distro doesn't have the drivers to support.
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Venlafaxine, Serum
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Venlafaxine is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved for treatment of major depression, anxiety and panic disorders, and social phobias. It is also used for bipolar disorder, bulimia, post-traumatic stress, obsessive behavior, and attention-deficit disorder. Venlafaxine is converted by CYP2D6 to the active metabolite, O-desmethylvenlafaxine. The therapeutic range for venlafaxine includes measurement if O-desmethylvenlafaxine; optimal response is seen when combined concentrations of parent and metabolite are between 195 and 400 ng/mL. Venlafaxine is significantly affected by reduced hepatic function, but only slightly by reduced renal function.
Average elimination half-lives are 5 hours for venlafaxine and 10 hours for O-desmethylvenlafaxine, which are much shorter than many other antidepressants. For this reason, extended release formulations are available. Time to peak serum concentration is 2 hours for the regular product and 8 hours for the extended release product. Common toxicities are mild, including drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, and headache.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Monitoring serum concentration during therapy
Evaluating potential toxicity
The test may also be used to evaluate patient compliance.
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Most individuals display optimal response to venlafaxine when combined serum levels of venlafaxine and O-desmethylvenlafaxine are between 195 and 400 ng/mL. Some individuals may respond well outside of this range, or may display toxicity within the therapeutic range, thus interpretation should include clinical evaluation. Risk of toxicity is increased with combined levels >1,000 ng/mL. Therapeutic ranges are based on specimens drawn at trough (ie, immediately before the next dose).
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Serum must be separated from cells within 2 hours of draw.
Specimens that are obtained from gel tubes are not acceptable.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
Venlafaxine + O-desmethylvenlafaxine: 195-400 ng/mL
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Wille SM, Cooreman SG, Neels HM, Lambert WE: Relevant issues in the monitoring and toxicology of antidepressants. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2008;45(1):25-89
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Weekend Approved Project: Adopt a Tree
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1. Picked a tree. Let the universe speak to you and help you pick the tree that needs you the most. Or just pick any old tree like I did. I know my kids should have helped pick it out, but I wanted to eliminate that fight. I said: Here kids, here's the tree we will be adopting. Not even a peep out of any of them! Perhaps the universe was telling them to keep their mouths shut and listen to mommy. Dear Universe: Where were you at bed time?
2. Measure the tree. I still can't believe I found my measuring tape in the exact drawer I last put it.
3. Color it: Draw a picture of the tree and do tree rubbings.
4. Enjoy the tree. Have a picnic, lay under the tree's shade, talk about it's leaves, and estimate how many leaves are on the tree. Perhaps you could also read books about trees. My favorites are the The Giving Tree, The Lorax, and A Tree is Nice. I didn't read any of these books, but for this post let's pretend I did.
5. Take a picture of the tree. One of my regrets about this activity is that I didn't take a picture of the tree with the kids. Oops. I'll do it this week.
6. Name the tree. This one is crucial. By this time the boys were totally over the activity. I think Ella was too. She named it: Round. Inspired? I think so.
There you have it: My simple weekend approved project. It's a fun way to spend an afternoon. Go for it!
I hope your weekend is great!! In honor of this post, I will ask that all your comments be submitted electronically. I know most of you prefer to mail in your comments. But together we can save an adoptable tree.
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You always have such an obliging [and adorable] model! I approve of this weekend approved project! :DReplyDelete
Cute. I love those books too :)ReplyDelete
It appears from the photos that you have adopted a yellow birch. Congrats on the new addition! If you want another activity when you go back for more pics, break off a small branch and smell it. If it is a yellow birch, like I suspect, it should have a slight wintergreen smell. The joys of being an Arborist......ReplyDelete
I can't keep my mouth shut. THE GIVING TREE is an appalling book. The mother gives herself away until she's a stump? People, think about it. Who wants to buy into that kind of martyrdom?ReplyDelete
Awesome activity and awesome books!ReplyDelete
p.s. I agree and disagree with Louise. I love the giving tree. When I was younger it made me want to be giving, but to also not take advantage when things are given. It's all how you spin it! I hope that most parents would be willing/able to explain that both the tree and the boy were in the wrong :)
- AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 4:10 PM
I am honored from head to toe...from tree leaf to trunk:) I am so excited you adopted a tree this weekend:) It is such a beautiful,simple way to spend time with the family. I love simple,inexpensive,fun activities to do. Many times those are the things my kids remember most about their time together:)ReplyDelete
~Christine (Sharon's sister:)
I'm glad you are letting the universe speak in all kinds of forums. :). Love the blog! - Lauren of IthacaReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Louise Plummer,ReplyDelete
Why you mad?
- AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 11:57 PM
I love this post!! So refreshing and the photos are beautiful. Thank you. I want to adopt a tree.ReplyDelete
good idea, your kids are SO cute.ReplyDelete
So cool! And I actually like the name Round! :)ReplyDelete
Camila Faria
Love this idea. And it seems that Ella's tree and I have the same name.ReplyDelete
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