I normally don't do this, but many of you have asked off list about sources I refer them to that were useful in my latest response to Barbara. Instead of rattling off a series of repetitive answers that would ultimately numb my finger tips and wear out the keys, I thought I beg your indulgence and send out one message. It I am intruding, I humbly and sincerely apologize. So, here goes. Well, as many of you know, I've been sharing my journey about changing my conversation with myself and others, "yes-ing" at the beginning of the day when I jump out of bed, as I enter new words into My Dictionary of Good Teaching, be awe-struck by the humanity of each student since the Spring of 1993, about 18 months after I had experience my epiphany, making reference to the hard science scholarship I had been studying and applying in my class, and there are over 1,000 RTs floating out there in cyberspace that can attest to that. But, this time, if you want to put your finger on it all at once as a starter place, without hesitation I send you to the latest issue (July/August) of Spirituality and Health. It just happened that there are a bunch of pertinent short articles on wonderment and changing what one contributor calls "self-talk" that helped me frame some of my response to Barbara in a way a 19 year old, inexperienced at life, rising sophomore could better understand, think about, maybe accept, and possibly play with to keep her darkness and which is around her at bay. The magazine may not be academic for some of you, and making reference to it may lower my standing in your eyes, but I am, as one son says, a romantic realist, and, as the other says, a spiritualistic intellectual. They both say I have my head in the clouds and my feet firmly planted on the ground. That is as it should be. The magazine is not "fluffy" or "new age-y," at least not the particular articles I read and reflect upon. Some articles deal with morality and ethics; some with spirituality. For me, all that's okay, for I firmly believe that our educational system should not just credential and prepare students to make a living; it should also "deepen lives," offer a moral mindfulness, and provide guidance for a way of living that encourages ethical living, and help students become better people living good lives? To that end, I will refer to anything that helps me promote an educated life that lives in harmony with an ethical life. The magazine is one of those many sources It has a bunch of neat contributors, university professors, some hard science researchers, and some degreed clinical practitoners that make it a good look. And while some of it contains material that is not my cup of tea, many of the articles deserve a read. At least, for me they do.
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