by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 14, 2022 | Blog
Meaningful Solutions It might have been Freud who said doing the same thing over and over expecting different results could be the definition of insanity. When I look across the landscape of events- from stock market losses to gas prices (here in CA at $7 plus...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog
Vision or Visualization One of my favorite quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King is ..” the arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice.” I never realized how profound a vision he must have had to say that in his time. There was very little evidence of justice...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 30, 2022 | Blog
Desmond and the Dalai The proof of Ubuntu- Some years ago, I was privileged to attend a series of talks in Reno gifted through the Tobacco Millennial Scholarships. One of the speakers was the late, great Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He began his talk with thanking...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 23, 2022 | Blog
The Power is in the Formless Looking at the above photo, we see the magic of fall. This photo could have been taken of an Aspen Grove near Durango Colorado that I had many an occasion to watch. We would arrive at the end of September and the grove would be tinging...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 16, 2022 | Blog
What you see is what you get Many years ago I heard Wayne Dyer say that you see what you believe…..It provoked me to pause then and it provokes me now…am I believing what I see or vice versa? We have also known for years that perception is projection…they are the...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 9, 2022 | Blog
There is a crack in everything Many years ago when I was first learning to knit, I was constantly dismayed at my many mistakes. Around that same time, I was traveling to New Mexico and I had occasion to meet a Native weaver in Taos. We shared our love of textiles...
