http://womanity.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Maya W. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:31:16 GMT 2010-01-08T23:31:16Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977392134   " Cogito, Ergo sum " -- Rene Descartes Western Philosophy bored me.   I couldn't get the point of all the speculating, cogitating, reflecting, . . . Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:43:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977392134 Maya W. 2008-07-07T21:43:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977390836   In My Garden of Infinite Possibilities Spread out remaining lava rock around existing plantings Divide Mexican sage and plant around existing plantings Divide society garlic and plant . . . Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:24:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977390836 Maya W. 2008-07-06T04:24:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340222 In a peaceful oak tree-studded hillside near downtown Lafayette, CA, lies an impromptu reminder of war. By today's count: 4071 "Can anything be more ridiculous than that a man . . . Wed, 07 May 2008 01:17:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340222 Maya W. 2008-05-07T01:17:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336864   Rev. Ray Anderson, our guest Minister, gave a profoundly personal and engaging sermon this past Sunday.   I can't help but refer to these talks as sermons, a relic from my old ways. . . . Fri, 02 May 2008 07:08:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336864 Maya W. 2008-05-02T07:08:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977311489   I have a vivid, indelible memory of watching my mother painting this still life of her perfume bottles. I can still see the canvas resting on the easel and Mommy working the palette . . . Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:17:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977311489 Maya W. 2008-04-12T23:17:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299735 "All manifestation of life is from an invisible to a visible plane, through a silent, effortless process of spiritual realization ."                         . . . Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:30:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299735 Maya W. 2008-04-02T07:30:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281757   On Sunday night I broke my front tooth on a rock hard baguette.  I had root canal done on it almost a decade ago so it was very brittle.  In fact, my tooth was held together by a titanium . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:09:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281757 Maya W. 2008-03-11T19:09:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276612 "If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, . . . Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:06:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276612 Maya W. 2008-03-06T00:06:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269946 Engulfed in darkness was I Stranger to the God dwelling in Through trials and tears I soon discovered The Light w as always within Now I give of this gift To . . . Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:26:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269946 Maya W. 2008-02-27T19:26:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977266874   Ralph Nader just announced on Meet The Press that he is once again running for President.     I am speechless. Rachel Sklar, editor of The Huffington Post's Eat The Press . . . Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:03:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977266874 Maya W. 2008-02-24T17:03:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261585 Author's note:   Names and places have been changed to protect the guilty and the innocent.   Things were humming along just fine over at Company Z.   Until, that is, . . . Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:53:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261585 Maya W. 2008-02-18T20:53:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260820   Welcome to my hood, zip 94590, Vallejo, California.  The most amazing thing about my neighorhood is the panoramic view of the Bay Area.  Lucky me.  Vallejo Heights sits on top . . . Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:09:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260820 Maya W. 2008-02-18T00:09:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259952 Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.   --  Marcel Proust Marcel Proust has been strumming my heart strings . . . Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:08:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259952 Maya W. 2008-02-16T22:08:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977256350 Author's note:  The article below is reprinted from my blog entry in Recruitingblogs , the networking site for professionals in human resources and the staffing industry.  This . . . Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:39:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977256350 Maya W. 2008-02-12T09:39:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254150 Ay, Dios mio!   Everytime there's a post about politics the poison arrows fly.   It's like the last scene in the Chinese action movie " Hero " where the Assassin . . . Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:43:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254150 Maya W. 2008-02-09T21:43:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253424 "Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive."     -- Napoleon Hill What is " best practices "?   There . . . Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:13:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253424 Maya W. 2008-02-08T23:13:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977251378 ( Author's note:   The following is my  work-in-progress entry in the  Writer's Nook--Weekly Writing Challenge .  The title is a working title as well.  I'm . . . Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:09:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977251378 Maya W. 2008-02-06T20:09:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250825 I cannot haiku Enough to fascinate you So I say goodbye. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:28:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250825 Maya W. 2008-02-06T06:28:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250789   My gentle giant Slobbers, dribbles, drips and drools Sweet, loving kisses Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:42:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250789 Maya W. 2008-02-06T05:42:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249361   I woke up this morning to the jubilant strains of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake on KDFC.   Instead of smacking the snooze button I snuggled more deeply into my feather bed and buried my smile . . . Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:26:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249361 Maya W. 2008-02-04T21:26:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977248407 Ever since I got on the points group and points mailing lists I've been commenting, commenting, commenting, chasing after ratings, joining games, getting on the bandwagon, clicking back and clicking . . . Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:16:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977248407 Maya W. 2008-02-03T21:16:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243870 Two weeks ago my cat Pooping Genius died.   I didn't even know he was sick.   When I left for New York he was doing just great, a little skinny because he was getting on in years.   . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:25:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243870 Maya W. 2008-01-30T00:25:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977240640   I burned the chicken again today. The other day I charred the brussels sprouts. Good thing I don't have any one else counting on me to get fed. I marinated the chicken thighs last night . . . Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:14:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977240640 Maya W. 2008-01-26T08:14:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977238162     I love Barack.  I love that he is -- I think the oft-used word for him is... inspirational.  I love his soaring rhetoric.  I heard him speak in Oakland early . . . Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:47:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977238162 Maya W. 2008-01-23T20:47:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236685      I have a very sweet memory of my father teaching me how to write when I was a little girl.  I think I was five at the time.  It was late and I was having trouble sleeping.  . . . Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:48:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236685 Maya W. 2008-01-22T08:48:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231130     I've been rolling out some tongue-in-cheeky stuff lately.  My friends with whom I've shared my blog call or email to say my posts are funny.  I can't complain.   . . . Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:02:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231130 Maya W. 2008-01-16T10:02:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977229703 While my daily routine varies, a morning constant in my life is meditation, a reading of an affirmation , the Daily Word , and Ralph Marston's message .   I don't know who this Ralph . . . Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:56:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977229703 Maya W. 2008-01-14T20:56:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977228206 My friend Monette and I were on the back side of the ball drop on Times Square.  We were two blocks away on West 47th St.  In front of us, the street was cordoned off. Half a dozen NYPD cops . . . Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:34:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977228206 Maya W. 2008-01-13T01:34:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977225618 I was supposed to start my new six-figure job this Monday but at the last minute the Project Leader emailed to let me know that my start date was going to be postponed for several weeks because sales . . . Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:57:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977225618 Maya W. 2008-01-10T08:57:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977225200 I wasn't particularly close to Marlina back in college. I was a journ major, and she was in broadcomm, but we were in the same barkada. Barkada is a Tagalog term meaning clique. More specifically, . . . Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:54:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977225200 Maya W. 2008-01-09T22:54:39Z