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Last week we explored An Ark Built of Respect flourishing in Toronto. Not far from there in the town of Erie, Pennsylvania a name forever associated with a modern miracle of transportation, another Ark had set out in 1972. On November 22, 1972, just eight years after Jean Vanier had
Of all the things you need to get a job, in many cases the most debatable and argued over piece may be the cover letter. I have talked to many hiring managers who tell me that they don’t even read them and yet on the other hand they tell me
You will meet three principal characters in today’s time together. Their stories are stories of listening. And what they heard, changed not just themselves and each other, but the larger worlds in which they live. Each is an eloquent statement of the movement the world knows as L’Arche. Although this
Artists, art lovers and arts journalists, like me, have long been drawn to the East End of the south fork of Long Island, known collectively, colloquially, and around the world as “The Hamptons.” There are countless reasons to visit, but the lure of two art fairs bringing over 100 international
At this point we hopefully have a bird’s eye view of the current hiring landscape (see our previous story on job boards) where we see companies at every level utilizing the Internet to find many of their new hires. Understand that this means employers have more control over who sees
One person’s perfectionism is the other’s neurosis. So let’s stop quibbling over how to label it and figure out how to fix it. It seems that naming something gives the namer some sort of power over it: think for example of the Bogey Man, much less scary when you call
The last time I saw Paris was 1984. Heartbroken after a 6-week European journey with Monsieur Wrong, I stayed with dear friends and mostly moped around missing most of what the City of Lights has to offer. I returned this Spring with a sympatico traveling companion and no particular plans.
My role as an English as a Second Language (ESL) volunteer is to inspire adult students to better communicate, but it is my students who inspire me. Each and every student has impressed me with their ideals and has motivated me to develop and tailor the best possible lessons for
Last week we explored An Ark Built of Respect flourishing in Toronto. Not far from there in the town of Erie, Pennsylvania a name forever associated with a modern miracle of transportation, another Ark had set out in 1972. On November 22, 1972, just eight years after Jean Vanier had established the first L’Arche in France, two similarly visionary planners, Benedictine Sister Barbara Ann and Father George Strohmeyer of Gannon College committed to “do something
Of all the things you need to get a job, in many cases the most debatable and argued over piece may be the cover letter. I have talked to many hiring managers who tell me that they don’t even read them and yet on the other hand they tell me if there isn’t one attached, they might not even look at the resume. Sound a bit crazy? Don’t answer that – let’s just keep moving.
You will meet three principal characters in today’s time together. Their stories are stories of listening. And what they heard, changed not just themselves and each other, but the larger worlds in which they live. Each is an eloquent statement of the movement the world knows as L’Arche. Although this is the French world for Ark, their stories will illustrate that this “Ark” is not built of wood and according to a pattern. Instead it
Artists, art lovers and arts journalists, like me, have long been drawn to the East End of the south fork of Long Island, known collectively, colloquially, and around the world as “The Hamptons.” There are countless reasons to visit, but the lure of two art fairs bringing over 100 international galleries tipped the scales, and meant it was time for Adel Gorgy, my artist husband, and me to make a trek to New York’s summertime
At this point we hopefully have a bird’s eye view of the current hiring landscape (see our previous story on job boards) where we see companies at every level utilizing the Internet to find many of their new hires. Understand that this means employers have more control over who sees these job postings simply by where they choose to post them. Like true love, a great job can and usually does emerge instead of being
One person’s perfectionism is the other’s neurosis. So let’s stop quibbling over how to label it and figure out how to fix it. It seems that naming something gives the namer some sort of power over it: think for example of the Bogey Man, much less scary when you call it that. We can start by looking at some of the attitudes and actions (or inactions) suggested by the polite term “perfectionism.” These can occur
The last time I saw Paris was 1984. Heartbroken after a 6-week European journey with Monsieur Wrong, I stayed with dear friends and mostly moped around missing most of what the City of Lights has to offer. I returned this Spring with a sympatico traveling companion and no particular plans. We stayed with my same dear friends at their 8th etage apartment near Montmarte, a 1 km walk past the wall of the Cimitière du
My role as an English as a Second Language (ESL) volunteer is to inspire adult students to better communicate, but it is my students who inspire me. Each and every student has impressed me with their ideals and has motivated me to develop and tailor the best possible lessons for their needs. While some of them have excellent comprehension but lack reciprocal language, others need lessons start with communication basics or “survival skills.” And while
