Category Archives: Spiritual

Courting by Flute

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! After taking several photos of Horseshoe Bend near Page, AZ, I was ready for a craft beer. Consulting Google Maps I found that Grand Canyon Brewery had a restaurant nearby. I settled … Continue reading →

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Unveiling European Cathedrals: A ChatGPT Post

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Skip Walter

In my quest to learn how to read or see a Cathedral I decided to ask ChatGPT about the topic. I came across Neil Patel’s process of writing an article about some topic. I want to write an article about … Continue reading →

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How do you see/read a Cathedral?

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Skip Walter

In my Threads feed, I am delighting in the wide range of photographers and artists I am learning from. I am particularly enjoying the watercolors of Thomas Wells Schaller. I quickly purchased his book Architect of Light. As I read about his … Continue reading →

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Why I/We Travel

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.:  1,137,057   Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! My wife and I recently spent five weeks travelling through Portugal and Spain. One of our lifelong marriage goals is to travel extensively when we finally retired. Because of … Continue reading →

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Lord, Thank you for Cheryl

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Skip Walter

Cheryl is our local UPS driver.  We just found out her name (although I am not sure the spelling).  She arrives like a fairy in our neighborhood and drops off her packages of magic.  She’s done this package act for … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneur’s 12 Step Program

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Skip Walter

With deepest respect to the 12 Step program for recovery, which has meant so much to family members, friends and colleagues in their daily struggle in recovery, I draw from the program to poke a little fun at those of … Continue reading →

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Career Advice – NOT!

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Skip Walter

An email arrives out of the digital ether – “can you help me make a decision on whether I should leave BIGCO in order to join NEWCO?” I’ve lost track of the number of colleagues, former graduate students, friends and … Continue reading →

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Listening for Life

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Skip Walter

In the late 1980s, Donna Stoering showed up in our lives in Southern New Hampshire when my wife sang with Donna in the St. Elizabeth Seton church choir. Donna gave us one of those gifts that keeps on giving when … Continue reading →

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Shape Planting – The Dominio IV Labyrinth

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Skip Walter

On a dreary Seattle day, an intriguing invitation from Dominio IV showed up in my inbox to come plant a grape vine labyrinth near Mosier, OR at their Three Sleeps Vineyard. I checked my calendar and I had nothing planned for … Continue reading →

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Creating Your Personal Future

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Skip Walter

“‘Kingfish, where’d you get your good judgment?’ And Kingfish says, ‘From my experience.’ And where’d you get your experience from?’ And Kingfish says ‘From bad judgment.’” I am often asked to help entrepreneurs, executives and students with the direction they … Continue reading →

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