(c) Gary R. Jones If life were easy we wouldn’t get stuck. Or laugh. It’s all in our perspective. Which reminds me of the bald eagles who share our beach with us. I love these birds, and I sometimes think it would fun to be one. And then I think: “raw fish.” Eww. Yes, […]
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Getting Unstuck with Bald Eagles
What inspires you to keep going, no matter what? Is it an admirable person? A dynamic leader? A work of art? Bald eagles inspire me. Watching them in my Seattle neighborhood reminds me to keep going, no matter what. Yes, bald eagles. Why do I write about nonhuman mentors? Because my business is about challenging […]
Living the Bald Eagle Life: Our Challenge for Greatness
Who are your role models? What challenges you to greatness? Okay, easy if you’re thinking humans, but my work is about creating community with all life. I tend to draw inspiration from the world around me. Like bald eagles. Let’s take a look. Bald eagles regularly perch in a scraggly Madrona tree above our Alki […]
Why Being Appalled Works
(c) 2011 Danny L. McMillin The other day I saw a great bumper sticker. My best recollection is that it said: “If you’re not absolutely appalled you’re not paying attention.” Perfect. It’s absolutely the way I feel a lot of the time. It’s the way we should all feel. Because we all need to […]
The Alchemy West Committee at Work
There is a thing called the Alchemy West Committee. It is a real group, a business and life group, and not what you’d generally expect in either—because it includes me (a human), my animal family, two volcanoes, a beach, our condo, our car, my crystal partner Fallon, all my crystal friends, guides, and, well, all […]
When Neighbors are Creatives: and Share Bald Eagles
Seattle has bonuses. Some of them are bald eagles. In our Seattle neighborhood we cherish our bald eagles. Some of us are old enough to remember when they just weren’t around. The youngest of us take them for granted. And some of our neighbors are skilled photographers who freely share their love of bald eagles […]
Are Humans Too Stupid to Live?
La Nina is sticking around. But are people? And should we? On January 5, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center (part of NOAA, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) said that La Nina will last into spring way up here, in the northern hemisphere. That means they are thinking the crippling drought in the U.S. southwest and in […]
How A Simple Thanks Will Pop Your Business
I just bought dishes from Crate & Barrel. It’s not the first time I’ve purchased from them. It sure has heck won’t be the last. I like the value of their products. You can buy inexpensive home products or go nuts for their higher end stuff. I love their Classic Century Dinnerware, designed by a […]
Tech Wizardry: At Last My Genes Don’t Matter
From my dad I inherited the ability to not understand mechanical things, so I can’t figure out how to get machines—and tools—to work. From my mom I inherited the talent to sew a button on a shirt while sewing the shirt to my pants. Mystification. Clumsiness. And left handed to boot! Then I got an […]
No Jobs Are Menial: America Get to Work Already
Occupy this and protest that, but get to work already. Now, are you going to scream at me or read this article? It’s true, many people are unemployed, can’t get employed, and are suffering. Their children are suffering. Their animals. Many people want to work. They find what they can and are proud to […]