November 2005 Features
Food - Nourishing the Spirit of Thanksgiving by Jennifer Joe (abstract)The Spiritual Dimensions of Recent Hurricanes and Earthquakes by Corinne McLaughlin (abstract)
Nix the First Six: George Lakoff Looks at the California Propositions (abstract)
UnReal Estate: The End Game by Richard Martin (abstract)
Fantasies Getting in the Way of Reality? by Penelope Young Andrade, LCSW (abstract)
Trust Your Vibes A TLC interview with Sonia Choquette by Steve Dahl (abstract)
The 2 Q’s of Water ~ Quality and Quantity By Ann Diener (abstract)
Nourishing a Spirit of ThanksLiving
A bounty of delectable decisions await San Diegans for this Thanksgiving meal and beyond. You can support our local economy and savor organically grown foods found in our local or farmers' markets, as well as in natural food's cafes and restaurants. Below briefly highlights only a few of the healthy November Holiday food happenings: From cooking classes, tastings, where to order a complete prepared meal or a la carte items in advance, and eating that supports a worthy cause or two! Enjoy and here's to an “Attitude of Gratitude” as we consciously choose what we bring to our own table of ThanksLiving.
HENRY’S WORLD
Tripod Turns Tragedy to Triumph
Henry's World (A Three-Legged Cat's View of Human Absurdity) is a most unusual book about the transformation wrought by a most unusual cat, first on the women who rescued him after an accident left his left front paw useless, and then, in ever-widening circles, on a whole Internet-created community of animal lovers drawn to his story and the wonderful e-mails sent in his name. Self-described ‘cat scribe' Cathy Conheim, a San Diego psychotherapist, gave Henry a voice that embodies our vulnerabilities and has inspired so many readers to answer in kind that a book was needed to encompass them.
The Spiritual Dimensions
of Recent Hurricanes and Earthquakes
“A hard rain is gonna fall,” sang Bob Dylan over 40 years ago. “I heard the sound of thunder that roared out a warning; I heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world…and I'll reflect from the mountain so all souls can see it.”
This song is eerily prophetic today, as we reflect on the “hard rain” brought by recent hurricanes, flooding, and forest fires in the U.S., flooding in Guatemala, and the devastating earthquake in South Asia that killed more than 54,000 people. Our hearts go out to all those suffering from these disasters.
See Spiritual Dimensions
Read about what Louise Hay and Friends have to say about
Gratitude: Living Thanksgiving
These pieces are from a Hay House book titled
Gratitude: A Way of Life by Louise Hay and Friends.
Gratitude . . .The perfect way to feel the meaning behind the
season of Thanksgiving
Nix the First Six
George Lakoff Looks at the California PropositionsThe author of seven books—including the New York Times bestselling book Don't think of an Elephant, Know Your Values and Frame the Debate (Chelsea Green Publishing 2004)—George Lakoff is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. His expertise is in cognitive linguistics, the scientific study of the nature of thought and its expression in language. Political thought in language is one of his passions. He speaks to large audiences across the country, and is regularly interviewed by the media. He's often asked how it is that politicians can convince Americans to repeatedly vote against their own best interests? Lakoff brings an understanding to the subtleties of language in the political narrative so we can retain our commitment to our fundamental ideals. On October 19, Lakoff spoke at UCSD about the pivotal implications the propositions in the upcoming California election hold, not only for the future of California but also for the nation.
UnReal Estate: The End Game
Richard Martin will be speaking in San Diego County Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1:30 pm at a free event. His topic is “Financial Cataclysm.” Location: Masonic Lodge at 1331 East Escondido Blvd. , Escondido . For event information call 951/679-3250.
If you go to Google and type in ‘sex' you get 78,000,000 hits. If you type in ‘real estate' you get 110,000,000 hits, which makes housing about 40% more interesting than sex. Could there be a greater sign of a bubble?
Transformational Talk
Fantasies Getting in
the Way of Reality?
Are your fantasies getting in the way of reality? When we're in an infuriating job, an unfulfilling relationship, or big financial mess, we imagine leaving—finding a place where we're appreciated, or winning the lottery. Escape fantasies do a good, immediate job of relieving pressure because our psyches don't know the difference between a vivid daydream and real life. Fantasies of fulfillment also serve to help us see new possibilities. However, fantasies are only a temporary fix, as our bodies can't sustain the disparity. Bodies live in the real world!
Trust Your Vibes
To the untrained eye, spotting a potential tumor on an x-ray is nearly impossible. To the untrained ear, composing symphonies would prove difficult, to say the least. To the degree that we can train and utilize our five senses, we learn, grow, and function in our world. But for many of us there is another sense that we have failed to train. This is the sense that movies are made of. It's the sense that society says women have a special knack for. Yet, this sense is truly as natural as touch and taste, and is as accessible as our eyesight and our hearing if we learn how to use it.
The 2 Q’s of Water ~ Quality and Quantity:
Maintaining and Improving Water Quality; Technology Increasing San Diego’s Water Quantity
We are often critical of the quality and of the future availability of the quantity of water, yet we may have more to do with both than we have thought possible.
LETTERS - COLUMNS - MUSIC REVIEWS -BOOK REVIEWS
PLANETARY CYCLES - CALENDAR -
ABOUT TLC - CONTACT US
CLASSIFIEDS - RESOURCE DIRECTORY
ARCHIVES - SUBSCRIBE - ADVERTISE - SEARCH