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Five Little-Known Tips For Disaster Preparedness

January 12th, 2014 · 6 Comments · books, climate change (global warming), energy, entertainment, health & well being

The record-breaking cold in much of the U.S. reminds me that we’re all vulnerable to extreme weather and disasters, and need to be prepared for them. Climate change means more of everything: drought, destructive hurricanes, heat, cold and floods. It’s broader than just global warming. It’s our internal resources — our attitude and coping skills […]

Book Giveaway

December 26th, 2013 · 1 Comment ·

Every couple of months I give away a book that offers a different take on how to be rich in what matters. You can enter the drawing by subscribing to Diamond-Cut life via email, to your upper right. (You’re only entered after you click inside the verification email you’ll immediately receive. Easy to unsubscribe with […]

Top Vacation Pick: Oregon’s Ravishing South Coast

June 23rd, 2013 · 16 Comments · nature, Oregon, simplicity, urban-rural divide

Are you wondering where to vacation this summer without fighting vast crowds of people, or spending an arm and a leg? I think you’d love the South Coast of Oregon. I recently spent one of the happiest weeks of my life there, and I’m smitten. Moonstruck. Head over heels. Like any person in love, I’ve got […]

Book Giveaway, Plus A Lively Podcast

March 24th, 2013 · 1 Comment · books, transportation

Spring greetings! How about a good book to read? And a lively podcast to listen to? I’m doing a drawing for a free copy of my novel, Revelle. You can enter the drawing by signing up to your right to receive my weekly blog post as an email (you can unsubscribe with a click anytime). And, if you […]

Are You A Cultural Creative?

May 21st, 2012 · 6 Comments · climate change (global warming), lifestyle, nature, relationships

If you’ve landed here at Diamond-Cut Life, the chances are good that you’re a cultural creative. I learned not long ago that I am one. This outside-the-box group is almost 25% of the U.S. population, according to extensive research done by Sherry Ruth Anderson and Paul H. Ray. Here are the main characteristics of cultural […]

This And That

May 18th, 2012 · No Comments · health & well being, sustainability, transportation

Revelle, the novel I’ve been working on for two-plus years, is finished and in its final production stage! It’s about a young woman who’s a Cultural Creative, who navigates dramatic and interesting problems in her goals of being a dancer and a mother. I’ll be giving free copies to people who agree to post a […]

A Disposition Of The Heart

April 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · community, spirituality

It was never intended to be an elaborate belief system. It was intended to be a disposition of the heart. — On Christianity, paraphrased from Diana Butler Bass. What helps you to come from your heart? It’s a more risky place to live than the head, because our hearts can get broken. Focusing on rules […]

Remembrance

March 21st, 2012 · No Comments · sustainability

This morning marks the first anniversary of my mother’s death. If you’re reading this, you’ve suffered losses in your life, too. What I appreciate about loss is that it bands us human beings together. We’re vulnerable. We need each other, and we also need the natural world. These are themes in my upcoming novel, Revelle. […]

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Come Inside My Curtain

January 10th, 2012 · 1 Comment · sustainability

I know. You think I’ve degenerated into being a slacker. No, a frigging slacker. You picture me lounging around in coffee shops in torn clothing, pink-streaked hair and freshly inked tatoos. You see me reading subversive literature and debating land use in heated, holier-than-thou tones (you possibly watch Portlandia). Well, I can own there’s been […]

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