by Deborah Bayer | Apr 24, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
Like many of you, I’ve been trying to stay productive during this time of social distancing. I’ve tried using block scheduling, which my left brain loves, but my right brain rebels against. I love the challenge of finding a balance between polarities:...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 22, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
Since I’m working on a memoir, I’ve been reading a lot of them. These are the ones that have strayed into my path in the last six months. Inheritance: Dani Shapiro writes a moving story about the emotional stages of learning her father was not her biological father...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 21, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
One of the good things about learning and growing is that I keep getting clearer about what nourishes me. On the spectrum of sound, I prefer silence. On the spectrum of movement, I prefer stillness. These preferences are not just reactions to an overly busy life, they...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 19, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
I have more authenticity and joy now than I did when I was younger. Once, my to-do list was filled with things other people wanted me to do, many of which I didn’t want to do. I grew resentful, first of those who had expectations of me, then of myself for going along,...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 17, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
I bumped into a tweet about Seth Godin’s latest blog yesterday. The title is “All models are wrong, some models are useful.” This is how I feel about both traditional and nontraditional medical models. Even traditional science is not a perfect representation of the...
by Deborah Bayer | Apr 17, 2020 | A to Z Challenge 2020
We are midway through the month of April, midway through the challenge. It’s a good point for taking stock. There’s still a ways to go, but look how far we’ve come! It takes a bit of a nudge to keep the momentum going. I’m also midway through the 40 days of saying my...
