Author Archives: Skip Walter

On Mediating

Posted on May 3, 2015

“Mediating doesn’t fit in that sequence,” Gifford (Yoda) Booth shared. We were asked to take our essential internal creative process and reflect on it to make sure that it was complete. I’d just finished presenting my homework assignment on what … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: The Many Grays of Puget Sound

Posted on April 2, 2015

If we can just slow down and sit and watch the early morning slide by, the many grays of Puget Sound emerge. The grays are in the clouds, and the water, and the seagulls that fly by. Enjoy the emergence … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: The Three Stages of a Catholic Mass

Posted on March 23, 2015

On a recent Sunday, we had the present of the presence of our oldest grandchild. Young Alice was kind enough to join us for the 10am mass. As we snuggled into the last row of the church, Alice climbed on … Continue reading →

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The Lost Boy – Living Legacy

Posted on February 19, 2015

“I’ve asked the Chili Boys here tonight to help me tell this story. It’s someone else’s story to be sure but in the telling we’ve now become part of it. We’re now part of the fabric of the thing so … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Book – in book form

Posted on January 13, 2015

Sometimes the absurdity of academics cracks me up. I came across a wonderful post this morning about the changing nature of history and the humanities – “Millions of Sources: the disruption of history and the humanities?” Brian Matthews introduced his … Continue reading →

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Reflecting: Our Closest Friend

Posted on January 6, 2015

Reflecting Reading of the Day: Barrows, Anita; Macy, Joanna (2009-10-29). A Year with Rilke: Daily Readings from the Best of Rainer Maria Rilke (p. 6). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. Our Closest Friend Several colleagues twenty years ago formed a group called … Continue reading →

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Reflecting: The Impermanence We Are

Posted on January 5, 2015

Reflecting Reading of the Day: Barrows, Anita; Macy, Joanna (2009-10-29). A Year with Rilke: Daily Readings from the Best of Rainer Maria Rilke (p. 5). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. The Impermanence We Are Many years ago while building medical information systems … Continue reading →

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