At Home with Dru Bloomfield

Here’s a reminder of what Merlin Mann called “working through the suck“. Really it’s all about tenacity and keeping on, keepin’ on.

I’ll definitely have a grin on my face the next time I fire up the treadmill! Very creative.

H/T to Dan Green

Need a reminder about “doing the right thing, at the right time”, even if it seems to break the rules.
 

I like this video a lot. 

What is Web 2.0?

I’ve told people that I think like a computer. This video is more like how it is.

My father-in-law sent me an email with these photos. My husband, the engineer, and my son, the heavy equipment enthusiast think they are as cool as I do. 

It really does go to show you that where there’s a will, there’s a way!

My mom shared this TED presentation with me - it came from someone in her prayer group.  While it’s topically about Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor and her experience of having a massive stroke, there’s a much deeper message about the choices we have in life.

My son was diagnosed with severe apraxia when he was a toddler, and spend many years in speech therapy, learning how to speak intelligibly.  He also has challenges with his fine and gross motor skills.  While I’m sure this is not a medical description of apraxia, I’ve come to explain it to people, as he had some event similar to a stroke, either before or during childbirth.  As many developmental challenges as he has, he also has some incredibly mature and profound insights about life.

Don’t know if this is why my mom sent the link to me.  Possibly.   Or maybe something more to do with all the mind quieting exploration I’ve played with since I was a teenager. Either way, the presentation was riveting. 

From TED: Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

My friend, Laurie Provost, sent me this link to the Story of Stuff a while back.  I finally took the 20 minutes to watch one day over lunch.  Well done and very hought provoking. I highly recommend. 

The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard

I’m a Steve Nash fan.  To me, he represents talent, hard work, and teamwork, and with his natural humility and commitment to preparation, he inspires me to try a little harder and do my best.

Here’s the Arizona Central article about Steve’s passion for filmmaking.

My husband is a woodworker (among other things) and I really enjoy seeing what people can build with their hands and some excellent imagination.

(psssssst…wanna see what I made from a 2X4?) - pretty cool and doggone amazing

The social media highway is new to me.  Something that feels very natural and yet a little overwhelming and foreign at times.   I appreciate when someone writes a blog that jives with my perspective, while providing illuminating insights that further my consciousness understanding of the ways of the world.  You know, entertaining and educational, all at the same time.

The Ten Commandments of New Social Media says it all.