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Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on September 23, 2014 by RachelSeptember 23, 2014

On Saturday, I attended the Brighter Brains conference on artificial intelligence. Not that I am particularly interested in AI. There really is so much more that we humans need to do – and know! – before I would agree that …
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Posted in Healing tools, Lebensexperiment, Transition | Tagged connection, cultural trauma, doubt, love, shame | Leave a reply

The Perils, Pitfalls, and Joys of Facebook

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on December 16, 2012 by RachelApril 19, 2013

As i mentioned before, i am participating in the Winter Practice Period of the Center for Transformative Change. As part of that practice, i have committed myself to intentionally do (or not do) certain things including Effort: Choosing Life Every …
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Posted in Activism, Lebensexperiment | Tagged 27-day, addiction, community, connection, Facebook, intentions, NVC, practice period | 1 Reply

I am a failure!

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 15, 2011 by RachelApril 19, 2013

The advantage – or disadvantage, however you want to look at it – of having a sprained ankle is that i am sitting most of the day. I am not walking around, dancing, or being active. I rest, elevate, and …
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Posted in Activism, Healing tools | Tagged authenticity, Brené Brown, connection, meaning | 4 Replies

A Historical Perspective on Happiness

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on March 29, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

There are two aspects I want to focus on in my summary of Jennifer Hecht’s Happiness Myths: Wisdom gathered from history about happiness and the influence of money on our society. The book is very well written and contains much …
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Posted in Book review | Tagged community, connection, Jennifer Hecht, money | 4 Replies

Sisyphus and Happiness

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on March 20, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

As I was waking up this morning, in that state of not-quite-awakeness, the name Sisyphus bubbled up. Somehow the idea of dragging myself out of bed to do almost exactly the same thing I had done the day before, felt …
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Posted in Healing tools | Tagged connection, depression, field notes, friendship, happiness, meaning | 2 Replies
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