Hello to Each of You - and also Thank You!
May 17, 2009 3:37pm
I'm still here, moving rocks and dirt about, and now also watering shrubs and flowers - some of which needed more appropriate soil at planting …
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MegPatterson
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About Me
MegPatterson
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About Me
Retired from farming and teaching; lived 37 yrs in N. Canada; US born/raised; now living in US; part-time office support work. (Moved some profile stuff to my journal for specific group.)
Retired from farming and teaching; lived 37 yrs in N. Canada; US born/raised; now living in US; part-time office support work. (Moved some profile stuff to my journal for specific group.)
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Interests
Independent studies in psychology, consciousness, energy healing; gardening; poetry and essay writing, singing, have also enjoyed earth history geology, Chaos theory, mandlebrots, photography, occassional other creative endeavors, alternative energy, recycling and re-use. Am by nature a thoughtful social critic and view society/culture as refelction of individual psychology - as a species we are not are not yet fully "awake" to source of social/cultural beliefs and practices. Recent interest in further examination of "inborn" capacities - how both aggression and compassion are present as impulses, etc. Presently more "landscaping" than I ever wanted to engineer due to home/land massive repair requirements. These were present when I retired from teaching in Canada and moved back to the States and have been a big surprise as well as ongoing challenge!! :)
Independent studies in psychology, consciousness, energy healing; gardening; poetry and essay writing,
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Recent Activity
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Journal
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Update note following 'absence'! :)
May 9, 2009 1:34pm
Hello to each of you!
I've been chasing off-line activities. Off-line activities will intensify for the next several months now that …
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Schedule shifting to include outdoor tasks ... :)
April 26, 2009 12:40pm
Good Morning on Sunday, 26 April! This last week my workload has shifted a lot. Not only to outdoor tasks but also related to my …
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Goal Update
April 19, 2009 1:34pm
Wasn't going to add comment but system seems to want one. My goal of 'rich day to day awareness' is meant to 'unfold over …
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Academic piece: Thoughts on Human Being and Doing
April 5, 2009 1:18pm
I am posting this to see what may come up - wonder if anyone out there might have interest in this. Looking back, I have spent most of my life …
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Hugbook
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hi thank you so much i felt so good when I read your post ,i have been busy ,I have been hiding to but feel better .now hope all is good in your life hugs minnie
Ray of Sunshine
(((Meg)) hows things sweetie, hope your well darling, lots angel hugs , thinking of you sweetie xxxxx
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Where does discontent start? You are warm enough, but you shiver. You are fed, yet hunger gnaws you. You have been loved, but your yearning wanders in new fields. And to prod all these there's time, the Bastard Time.rnJohn Steinbeck
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Good Luck
When you become senile, you won't know it. Bill Cosby
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Little Love
(((Meg))) sweetheart thankyou so much for your friendship, your support, your kindness, you are truely so special to me. I hope your well hunni, getting everything done with each passing day. I know your very busy but please know im thinking of you and praying that you are truely happy and well always. angel hugs xxxxxxxx
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Support Groups
Close Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Childhood family environment established emotional issues - debilitating - healed lots, ongoing.
Treatments
- Art Working / Worked
- Poetry, essays, photography, other creative practices, drawing.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- Excellent; largely self-guided due to rural environments. Zen meditation a good related activity.
- Guided Imagery Working / Worked
- One of several valuable life-enhancing practices; infrequent use.
- Music Somewhat Helpful
- Listen, dance, sing.. IF " the right time", (cannot sleep to music, mind gets busy analyzing harmonies, etc.).
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Limited experience. Strong preference: "Client centered", lots of reflective listening.
- Reading Working / Worked
- Many years reading study psychology, self-help. Very thorough at the time. Not the same appeal recently.
- Talking Working / Worked
- Works when established - new community, minimal opportunity to develop.
Close Health Care Reform
American born/raised; 37.5 yrs in BC, Canada. All my adult experience with health care in Canada until returned here to live. I fully support universal hc.
Open Vegetarians & Vegans
Type: VegetarianGeneral practice unprocessed foods, whole grain products, etc. Once raised cattle, poultry - organic. When no longer farming chose to purchase no commercial meats, now do not eat any meat products. A number of dietary supplements, none especially focused on non-meat diet.
Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery
Not sure how this will go for me but way past time to 'fess up' about a habit I have had many many years, first denying, then ignoring.
Open Financial Challenges
Have lived much of life on strict budget, little credit 'issue' - in fact so little that credit rating likely a 'bust'.. Strict budgeting creates "attitude adjustment" opportunity for me! :) Am joining today to support DS invitation to keep US PIRG report on a 'front burner'. Am also impressed with situations and knowledge explored in this group. Thanks!
Treatments
- Budgeting Working / Worked
- Seldom a time in my life when strict budgeting was not in play.
- Cut Up Credit Cards Working / Worked
- No credit cards for over 20 yrs (have debt/credit card linked direct to checking acct and use it routinely.)
- Earn Money Working / Worked
- First 40hrs/wk employment = summers, age 12. Still working for groceries, etc., and have partial pension.
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