http://whatisworthknowing.com Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:33:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello, All. When Liz and I first began "What is Worth Knowing" in March 2007, we aimed to write together. However, I guess that I had so much to write and share that the blog became more personal than I originally thought it would. SO, I've switched over to ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/new-blog/ From the most recent Heron Dance e-Newsletter: Writing at its best must come from deep within, for often that is where truth and originality lie; none comes entirely from the upper tenth of gray matter. It is when one reaches down into the dark realms of the ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/heron-dances-a-pause-for-beauty-231/ Here's another book for you, dear reader. Smart Women Finish Rich written by David Bach is jam packed with helpful financial advice for women, as well as some sobering facts. I couldn't believe how much I learned in such a short time, and I credit that to Bach's ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/smart-women-finish-rich/ I loved this thought provoking book written by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a professor of history at Harvard, and found it both well-written and fascinating. The book gives a nice history of the struggles women have had to overcome over the centuries, as well as excerpts from the writings ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/well-behaved-women-seldom-make-history/ Well, it seems I'm an INFP (Introvert, Intuition, Feeling and Perception), according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test. I'm really not surprised by the results because the last time I took this test I was categorized as an ENFP. Apparently, I'm more of an introvert now than I ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/myers-briggs-infp/ Hello, dear readers. I can't believe it's been so long since I last wrote. My only excuse is that Justin was in town and that I was trying to soak up as much time with him as possible, which left little time for blogging. Thanks for being ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/mean-girls/ Recently, I listened to a 50 something year old man spout off about his annoyance with the “new” generation and its feelings of entitlement. “They” expect instant results with everything, don’t understand the value of hard work and patience, want the wealth and success of their parents now, and ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/the-new-generation-and-ideas-of-entitlement/ I think sometimes when we surround ourselves with people who think like us, we do not always grow as quickly as we could if we encountered dissenting views and challenging personalities. As of late, I’ve been attending training for my new job and I’m interacting with personalities I would ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/leaving-ones-comfort-zone/ I woke up early this morning (5.30am!) thinking about the horrendous conditions some of the women in Afghanistan live with on a daily basis, some of this resulting from my recent reading about women there. They have experienced so much war, upheaval and devastation in their lives due the ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/women-in-afghanistan-and-elsewhere/ Let me just say how MUCH I loved this book. It was incredibly informative and beautifully put together, saying much about the American diet and why we eat what we do. I mean, who KNEW that corn was in almost EVERYTHING!!! I have to wonder if one ... http://whatisworthknowing.com/omnivores-dilemma/