33% of High School Graduates never read another book the rest of their lives. 42% of college grads never read another book after college. 57% off new books are not readd to completion. 70% of US adults have not been in a book store the last five years. 80% of US families did not buy or read aa book last year. Reading one hour per day in your chosen field will make you an international expert in 7 years.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Urgent: Our Children Must Learn to Love to Read.
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Saturday, July 20, 2013
Book: Honoring My Father: Coming to Terms
Honoring My Father: Coming to Terms
Do you have someone you cared deeply about that is no longer with you? Do you wish that you could go back and do a better job of letting them know how much they meant to you? Yes, we all do. In this heartfelt account, David Satterlee tells personal stories of a remarkable father, his own failure in family and faith… and the rediscovery of love worth living for."Honoring My Father" is a journey of growth across generations. David remembers his Father's life with affection, and describes his own depression, spiritual crisis and divorce that led to being shunned by his family. Remarried, David and his wife attend his Dad's memorial service and discover opportunities to honor his Father's life, character, and a final wish.
This books also includes "Going to See Jessie," a related family story of elder-care, love, loyalty, and enduring patience. "Providing home care develops a predictable and cadenced routine... Going to see Jessie was an integral part of our Sisyphean life together. It was more than a routine; it was an obligatory rite, a necessary commemoration, like giving thanks before a meal or putting flowers on a grave."
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Book: The Role of Productivity in Community Success: The Jesuit-Guarani Cultural Confluence
The Role of Productivity in Community Success: The Jesuit-Guarani Cultural Confluence
An unprecedented experiment in progressive community-building may have once created that rarest of cultural treasures – a functional and stable utopia... ended only by outside pressures of conquest and exploitation.
This is a living parable for our changing world, now suffering from seemingly-intractable political, cultural and economic turmoil… and struggling to be born into a tenuous future on uncertain threads of hope and despair. Rapid introduction of technology, educational systems, health care systems and social order have succeeded before – balancing competition and consumption in a new kind of community – and might be made to work again as we seek to create our own "new economy."
In this startling synthesis, Mr. Satterlee brings together and introduces:
• historical records,
• the social theories of the Catholic Church,
• the management theories of Peter Drucker,
• the psycho-social theories of Don Beck’s Spiral Dynamics Integral, and
• the economics ideas of William Lewis and the McKinsey Global Institute on “the power of productivity.”
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Essay: Setting limits
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Setting limits
From the book: Chum for Thought: Throwing Ideas into Dangerous Waters by David Satterlee
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Does Setting limits cause #isolation, loss of #intimacy, and even #alienation of #love? |
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Setting defensive limits makes intuitive sense. “That which
cannot touch you cannot harm you.” But, at what cost in isolation, loss of
intimacy, and even alienation of love? In fact, the issue of boundaries and
limits can affect the character of any relationship, not just those between men
and women.
Kinds of Limits
Parents and teachers are urged to set firm, appropriate
limits for young children as part of youths’ guided moral development. The goal
is for children to
Essay: Eastern influences on contemporary Western culture and spirituality
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Eastern influences on contemporary Western culture and spirituality
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Eastern influences on contemporary Western culture and spirituality
Many people in Western cultures have become aware of, and
adopted elements of, traditional Eastern religions to a variety of degrees.
Although usually ignorant of, or rejecting the full scope of the associated
original foundational historical practice and philosophy, they are creating a
new flavor of Western spirituality and a related social consciousness.
Both Eastern practitioners and Western philosophers have
helped raise our general consciousness of Eastern spiritual traditions over the
last century. Some of the more prominent are briefly described in the
following:
William James, a leading psychologist and philosopher
published The Varieties of Religious Experience in 1902. This helped
introduce Eastern religious thought to the West.
Aldous Huxley’s 1945 The
Perennial Philosophy identifies a recurring insight of divine reality that
is common to most primitive peoples and all
Essay: Japan, America, and sacred nationalism
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Japan, America, and sacred nationalism
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Japan, America, and sacred nationalism
The Japanese islands have remained relatively isolated
throughout their history. This has allowed for the development and concentration
of distinctive religious and cultural characteristics. Although Japan has
experienced Eastern influences (mostly Chinese and Buddhism), and Western
influences (especially Anglo/American and Christian), these have seemed to only
flavor, not disrupt, the Nipponese sense of identity. This bears a strong
resemblance to contemporary American right-wing conservatism.
From the most ancient times, Japan, and its Shinto practices
have been organized around community-clans and their respective clan gods. Even
when communities gradually expanded, community worship continued to revolve
around local guardian gods and the ancestors of extended families. Broader
political power was rooted in the relationships of confederations of clans.
This religio-cultural structure made it unlikely that religions of foreign
origin could have much impact and still remain intact. This system retained a
stable core of abiding traditions, supplemented by a somewhat more adaptive
layer of minor local traditions.
As an example, Buddhism, when promoted by certain nobles,
was assimilated in Japan by
Essay: Confucius, Emerson, and Ginsberg
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Confucius, Emerson, and Ginsberg
The classic tenants of Confucianism and Taoism take
disparate, but not mutually-exclusive, views of existence. While only
Confucians would seek to give advice for improving society, elements of both
views are important to a balanced and healthful existence within a society.
Confucianism is all about improving society. Individuals are
expected to yield to established laws and the greater good of the community.
The fundamental concept for maintaining society is the competence and fairness
of public servants, which earns respectful honor and loyalty (for others,
family, ancestors, public servants, and tradition). Law and tradition are
looked to for guidance. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
explains:
Confucius' social philosophy largely revolves around
the concept of ren, “compassion” or “loving others.” Cultivating or
practicing such concern for others involved deprecating oneself. … Learning
self-restraint involves studying and mastering li, the ritual forms and
rules of propriety through which one expresses respect for superiors and enacts
his role in society in such a way that he himself is worthy of respect and
admiration. A concern for propriety should inform
Essay: Is self-denial good for you?
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Is self-denial good for you?
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Is self-denial good for you?
Asceticism is the voluntary and deliberate self-denial of
personal comforts and possessions. It is usually undertaken to distance oneself
from the distractions of material or interpersonal responsibilities. This is
often with the explicit purpose of devoting time and attention to
transcendental spiritual pursuits.
Asceticism is relatively common among the most devout
adherents of many religions. Mormon missionaries temporarily defer marriage,
career, and family associations for at least two years during their missions.
Missionaries of other religions, usually live according to the impoverished
standards of the community to which they are sent.
Religions with special orders of devotion may distinguish
individuals who take vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience. They may live
cloistered lives of isolation or give exclusive attention to assigned duties.
Volunteer workers at the branch offices of Jehovah’s Witnesses take such vows
as do many priests, monks, and nuns.
Individuals such as Hindu and Jain ascetics usually have
reached a point of spiritual development that
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