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Relationship to the World Certain people are drawn to living here in North Idaho. They want to live off grid, as far away from as many people as possible and as independent as is feasible. But, no matter how far off the grid we go, how far away we remove ourselves from people, or how…

Staying Corrigible  When I was a public school teacher, I formed a relationship not only with my students, but also their family. I met their siblings, grandparents, great grandparents, parents and in some cases, step parents.  There were a lot of folks connected to just one child. Remembering everyone’s names, their faces and who they…

Relating to the Unrelatable In his book, Think Again, Adam Grant says that we don’t have to be disagreeable just because we don’t agree. Yet, it is easy to get emotionally reactive toward those who don’t think like we do. For example, one person may respect our president while another scorns him. One person may…

Remembering Relatable Instructors Though I’ve had several instructors over the course of my life, there are three who were the most relatable. First was my fifth grade teacher, Sister George. Then in high school it was my botany teacher Mr. Dupway. (sp?) Finally, in my adult years, it was a yoga instructor named Judy.  I…