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• Ten things I almost forgot this week January 14, 2009

  I’m two weeks out from writing my list. Oh man, I need some self-compassion for my lack of consistency. This mid-week list --we’ll just say it’s for the last two. Anyone for an absolution? Do I hear an amen? 1. I almost forgot to make my list of things Read More... Posted Thursday, January 14, 2010 9:53 AM by Beth Patterson | 4 Comments Filed under: 10 things I learned

• Ten things I observed this past week—December 27, 2009

  This is in the continuing vein of trying to crystallize, maybe for future writing, maybe just to say the words, a few things each week that are in the flow around and through me. If you want to see the other weekly posts, put ‘ten things’ in the search Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 30, 2009 11:20 AM by Beth Patterson | 4 Comments Filed under: 10 things I learned

• Ten Things I Learned This Week—December 6, 2009

  Four weeks...it's now 'in the groove'. Here we go-- 1. There's a crack, a crack in everything. Leonard Cohen has so much heart. I've spent time this week listening to his music and watched "I'm Your Man" for the third time. 2. Returning to my Buddhist Read More... Posted Monday, December 07, 2009 10:57 AM by Beth Patterson | 1 Comments Filed under: 10 things I learned

• Ten things I learned this week—November 30, 2009

  Getting there—to the habit part! I didn’t write this list yesterday, but kept thinking as I went to sleep that there was something undone…so, the practice is working on me! I’m being ‘done’. Here's a smattering of some few things learned this past week: Read More... Posted Monday, November 30, 2009 9:18 AM by Beth Patterson | 7 Comments Filed under: 10 things I learned

• Ten things I learned this week--November 15, 2009

  Second in this series --I am beginning to feel the practice of it. When I'm walking the dog, cooking a meal, washing my hair, I'm wondering 'what in this experience may be one of those precious ten things I'm learning this week'? Not that of course I Read More... Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:50 AM by Beth Patterson | 3 Comments Filed under: 10 things I learned

• Ten things I learned this week: November 8, 2009

  Bend, OR: This past weekend I had the privilege to sit in writing workshops ( The Nature of Words ) with several wonderful writers--and I suspect, amazing human beings. Among them was Seth Kantner , Charles Goodrich and Kim Stafford. There were many great Read More... Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 9:19 AM by Beth Patterson | 10 Comments Filed under: 10 things I learned