When I was a child, if I fell down and skinned my knee my mother would gently clean me up, put a band-aid on my strawberry, and top it off with loving words to ‘make’ it all better. Later, when it was my turn to be a mother I did the same with my children, programming them to believe the magic band-aid would fix their strawberries. Whether it was the placebo effect, a good distraction or a combination of the two, it was effective and my actions could readily be seen as the kind and compassionate thing to do. Continue reading Magic Bullets→
When I am in the middle of a righteously indignant “I’ve been wronged” temper tantrum the last thing I want to hear is the phrase “There’s no sense crying over spilled milk”. Or that other classic, “It’s just water over the dam/under the bridge.” Hearing those while stamping my feet and blowing my top sure does ruin a good self indulgent rant. Continue reading Of Spilled Milk, Water over the Dam and Reality Intrusions→
We hear a lot about China and the Chinese people these days, but rarely do we get a perspective drawn from everyday Americans on the ground living and working in China. Until now that is.
One of our TwoIceFloes members, actually a husband and wife team, retired recently and moved to China to live and work. The following short article is a reflection of their thoughts. I hope they decide to keep us updated on a regular basis.
