Just a brief update

I'll be doing more blog work of pieces here and cross posting to FB and G+ to try and keep a bit of a better record of both scribal and other artistic endeavors. More soon - I've got a bunch of photos to take this weekend!

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Courtesy and Being a Peer

This one's a bit rambling but is something I'm contemplating. Courtesy tends to be a double edged sword. We seek it as a laudable quality but the practitioners of it who value it the most are sometimes then caught by it as we try to maintain it around those are acting discourteously. I have a pretty strong stance on addressing issues of rudeness or discourteous behavior. I am strongly in the camp of "if it's not addressed it will continue to happen" but I struggle with how best to do this, both as a person and as a peer. There is, in the end, no one right answer I suppose which is why its something we always struggle with. I have realized I don't like the internet for these purposes - FB and email and other electronic forums lack the force of having a face to back an opinion and make it easy for arguments to spiral out of control with name calling and commentary, often from parties who have nothing to do with the original problem. On the other hand, d...

The peer like quality of helping others be better

I was actually all set to write this before this weekend and had been pondering it since several moments and discussions at the Bay Area demo. Then my entire weekend rather stood on its head by my elevation being announced at court and its taken me a few more days to really be able to articulate this concept. The peer like quality of helping others be better people. Not many people really mention this as a peer like quality. I suppose it might fall under courtesy or chivalry or grace but I prefer to think of it in more in this mundane phrasing because it is, to me, the main purpose of peers. Yes there is advisement to the crown and teaching and service and inspiration and leadership and a bunch of organizational fu but it really struck me that all of that lends back to the purpose of helping people be better. Maybe it's the teacher in me but this concept is pretty darn important to me. Sometimes it happens by simple leadership by example - providing a good model for behavio...

The importance of the journey and the destination

A lot of time, as a peer, the discussion comes up of "what do you do to become a peer?" "What steps do you take?" "Are there jobs or goals?" "How long does it take?" While the answer to all of that is - yes, there are certain tasks and jobs you can take on that will get you the recognition or experience that peerages look for, there's a far more important question to ask. Why are you worrying? Goal is setting is *fabulous* and I absolutely commend you if becoming a peer is something you want to do someday and you have that as one of your things you'd like to happen. It's good to keep goals like that in mind as you make choices and, particularly, because peerage is a reflection (we hope) of a better self we hope to be in service to the Dream. If you want to someday be a peer, acting like one is a good step - being chivalrous, discreet, working hard, and all those other qualities we discuss. But a better question is are you e...

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