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Click here for previous post on “Waking” From pages 148-149, part two of the book. My interest in philosophy, both in undergraduate and graduate studies, focused on the mind-body problem and issues related to consciousness. Without knowing it, I was beginning the process of reconnecting to my body. But at this point, I still believed what [...] Click here for previous post on “Waking” From page 88, the close of part one of the three-part book. This passage follows his first gin and tonic, a drink he associated with becoming an adult. The moment after gin and tonics, the realization that there is not a prize behind door number one, is a [...] This past week I finished “Waking†by Matthew Sanford. For book reviews I probably need to develop a rating system for consistency purposes, but until that happens I’m going to go with how much I enjoyed the book, and I thought it was “great”! I bought it when it first came out [...] This will be my last “live†post until April 9, 2007. I leave next week for a pilgrimage, one that has become an annual event for our family, to Florida for spring break. Camilla’s (my wife for those of you that don’t know her) family all live in either Florida or Georgia and [...] There was a story in the source-health section of today’s Mpls Strib titled “Air of awareness”. It talks about the health benefits of conscious, controlled breathing exercises. We can’t not breath, but so often we don’t pay attention to our breathing. I was not a use of force instructor when I was a cop, [...] For the past 25 years or so I’ve been a back row pew guy at church. I’ve been fortunate attending (I’ll admit that attending might be stretch as to the implied consistency of my attendance) Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Excelsior MN these past 25 years. Even through a couple of sanctuary [...] We all get a lot of forwarded e-mails with stories and thoughts, jokes and messages etc. Today I received a forwarded message that is making it’s way through some public safety routes. It is from a citizen who wanted to share something with those of us in the public safety professions. Someone [...] Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association Executive Board Meeting Dear God, We thank you today for this opportunity to gather in the spirit of law enforcement leadership. We ask for guidance as we carry out our leadership roles in this association. Specifically today we ask for guidance and blessings on our upcoming Minnesota Chiefs Conference and Executive Training [...] Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t posted any photos (other than links off the net) lately. Well that was the result of user issues, aka I reverted to old software and forgot how to use it. Well I refreshed my brain and figured it out. Below are some photos [...] With the recent weather it is clear that Minnesota mushing is over for the season. That is always a nice transition because when the weather deteriorates for the sled dogs, it is replaced with the blessing of the coming spring. The coming of spring is a signal for the Carlson family to start [...] I read a good book this past weekend while in Duluth with Amy at the sled dog race. The book is “the Wisdom of Yawdy Rum” by Michael Lane. My dad lives next door to the author and bought me the book. He saw a lot of similarities in the story and what has [...] Two days ago I had the opportunity to have lunch with a pastor friend of mine and a friend of his, Jack Fortin. As I navigate the world of ministry, theology, non-profits, seminary…. I have been blessed with the opportunity to meet a lot of different people and share my story and hear theirs. [...] An important aspect of spiritual fitness is having the opportunity to talk to someone. One of my favorite movie lines comes from the movie “Crocodile Dundee”. In the movie, Mick’s girlfriend is telling him about a friend who is much healthier now that she has a good therapist. In response to Mick’s [...] Some of you may wonder what sleddog racing has to do with spiritual fitness. For me it has a lot to do with rest. It is important to a person’s health to get enough rest. Often we rest our bodies and even our souls, but I find sleddog activities a time when [...] If you had by chance followed my blogging career when I was working for EPPD, you know that I often wrote and shared stories about mushing, aka sled dog raceing. This year has been horrible regarding snow conditions and th result has been the cancelation of most races. However, as you read this [...] |
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