What does it mean to you to seek after knowledge and wisdom? Sometimes we think of the time spent in school, or returning to college to complete a degree or start a new adventure in learning. Sometimes we think of sitting at the knee of a wise grandmother, or working in the kitchen or garden…
As a mom of three littles, I’ve found some deep wisdom from my sweet ones. It often comes out of nowhere and takes me off guard a bit. I thought I would share some of my favorite nuggets with you and see if you can relate to them the way I did. Once, my (then)…
I’ve been pondering how to seek knowledge and wisdom — keeping an ear to the ground for what I might learn. This light-hearted explanation made me smile, but also rang true: “Knowledge is knowing tomatoes are fruit; wisdom is not adding them to a fruit salad.” I embrace learning and gaining knowledge and I know…
“Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you’ll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.” Brian Tracy Several years ago, my husband and I bought our first home in Houston, Texas. We were unfamiliar with the area and knew only two people nearby. One of the first women to…
“You’re having this baby tomorrow,” my obstetrician said matter of factly. My blood pressure was too high. She went over troubling symptoms to watch for and outlined possible outcomes. Everything that could go wrong flooded my mind and swirled in a dizzying whirlpool all that day and through the night. My third baby was born…
I love to learn. I have always had a desire to know and experience and do. Some things are more interesting than others, of course, but if I have a friend who does something, I am more likely to want to do it than if I am on my own. When I lived near a…
Gathering Wisdom This month as we seek to gather knowledge and wisdom, may I suggest we examine the power of gathering with others? Such a gathering was our Big Ocean Women Retreat last month. The synergy created by combining women with diverse ideas, knowledge, and talents enriched each participant. In addition to the roughly forty…
I’ve been thinking about tomatoes. Not the uniformly red tomatoes of about the same size and shape that you can buy in the produce aisle at your local grocery store. No, I have been thinking about late summer tomatoes grown in a backyard garden, the gloriously uneven and brilliantly colored globes sheltered from the midmorning…
Twenty years ago, when I started having my babies, I was gifted some very lovely blankets by wonderful women I knew and loved. Some of my favorites had crocheted edges, and I would admire the handiwork when I held my babies wrapped in the beautiful blankets that offered warmth and reminded us of the love…
During the Renaissance, the idea arose that a person could study and become learned in all the knowledge of mankind. Leonardo da Vinci is often listed as a quintessential “Renaissance man” though there have been many other examples, even before the Renaissance era. The current term for someone who is greatly knowledgeable in many fields…