Archive for October, 2011
“Learn to solve problems by expanding your definition of thinking.” ~ Doc Meek
October 23rd, 2011 | 
Author: Sunday, October 23, 1939. Today I was born, and I am so grateful for my mother, who suffered much and long to bring me into the world today. ~ James Collins Meek III 😮
Sunday, October 23, 2011. Today (my Natal Anniversary!) I am so grateful to be an active learning participant in Paul Scheele’s transformational learning workshop. I wish with all my heart that my wife Jeannette were able to be here with me! ~ Doc Meek
Or access Paul Scheele’s latest book, Drop Into Genius, at:
Or watch Paul discuss his book, Drop Into Genius, on YouTube:
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Thank you, Paul Scheele, for bringing to all of us greater awareness of the genius within!
Doc Meek, Sunday, October 23, 2011 (my Natal Anniversary), Oakridge Hotel, Chaska, Minnesota, USA, and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Pond adjacent to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Iris Garden, Chaska, Minnesota.
Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Landscape_Arboretum
P.S. For more information on Paul Scheele’s “Ultimate U Retreat”:
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“I’m grateful for all the generations.” ~ Doc Meek
Sunday, October 16, 2011. Today I am grateful for mothers and grandmothers, and children and grandchildren, and great grandchildren, to the latest generation, eh? ~ Doc Meek
Not My Actual Mom (if anyone with a photo of my Mom with a grandchild can show me how to put it in here, I’ll be forever grateful); image from: http://media.photobucket.com/image/grandmother%20and%20child/stevencg1978/BobEdGrandmotherPearce.jpg?o=33
AHA! My friend David has shown me how to add my actual mother (with grandchild) here. This photo was designed to illustrate a grandmother/grandchild in an ancient culture [New Testament? Old Testament?]:
Grandmother & Grandchild, posed as if from a previous society
Today I wrote a letter to my siblings, plus their spouses, children, grandchildren, etc.
Sunday, October 16, 2001 @ Sherwood Park, AB T8A 2J4, CANADA
Dear Siblings, Spouses, Children, Grandchildren, etc.,
Mom is 93 years old now, as you know.
This is a good time to think about writing Mom a nice letter, perhaps expressing appreciation for creating you, plus other onerous duties in your behalf, and for your welfare, all along the way.
Whatever comes to your heart.
Humor and jokes are always great. Meek’s tend to excel at that. Mom has a good sense of humor.
I say a letter because she treasures them, and can read them again and again.
This is a critical feature when your short-term memory does not retain the contents of the letter for more than a few minutes.
However the good feelings engendered by such letters last for a long time.
The feelings? “They care about me.”
Visits and phone calls (soon forgotten) also help create good feelings, which remain:
“They care about me.”
Such feelings are very potent, as are the opposite feelings of course.
Mom’s Mom lived to be 98, so Mom has longevity in her intrinsic makeup.
However, in recent days, Mom is showing significantly reduced muscle strength and energy. In addition, it is less easy for her to maintain her balance when walking.
She continues her erratic sleep patterns.
All night long, it’s sleep-wake-read-sleep-wake-read-sleep (with her reading light still on).
I said to Mom, “Thank heaven you learned to read when you were a child. We are so lucky in our culture in that regard. What would you do now if you hadn’t learned to read?”
Also, in the daytime now, all day long, it’s sleep-wake-read-sleep-wake-read-sleep.
Mom says, “I don’t sleep a wink at night.” Sort of true. No solid refreshing sleep. And she awakes unrefreshed of course.
Mom says: “I don’t nap in the daytime, because it will ruin my sleep at night. I just lie down to rest because I am so tired all the time.”
Well . . . she dozes off in bed all day long. Good thing. She doesn’t get enough good sleep at night.
Really, it’s time to write a nice letter to Mom
As mentioned in my opening paragraphs above, this would be a good time to get out the pen and paper and write a nice letter and mail it (or better, drop it off, if that is feasible).
Mom doesn’t have the energy to sustain long visits anymore–unless a baby is part of the entourage of course. 😮
In the case of the baby, then she has good energy–“forever,” throughout all eternity. 😮
Loving Kindness, Collins
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J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
Neurological Learning Specialist
“What if your brain is smarter than you think?”
“What if your heart is more loving than you think?”
“What if you can work harder than you think?”
THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE, INC.
CANADA: P.O. Box 3105, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1
TONGA: Mele Taumoepeau, P.O. Box 60, Nuku’alofa
USA: Dr Meek (801) 738-3763, South Jordan, UT 84095
For brain health, also ensure heart health (short video):
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More on heart health: http://www.themeekteam.info
Ph (801) 971-1812 (Jeannette); Fax [801] 282-6026
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Tags: Doc Meek, docmeek, grandchildren, grandmothers, grateful, great grandchildren, Mom, mother |
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Learning Differences Month (October)
Art Gallery
A Rose
By: Ryan , Age 17, Hurst, Texas
Rose image from: http://www.ldonline.org/kidsart/A_Rose
From “LD Online”: The world’s leading website on Learning Disabilities and ADHD: http://www.ldonline.org/calendar/ld
Learning Disabilities Awareness [Learning Differences Awareness] Month (October)
Explore below for:
- Information on LD
- Fun Activities
- Inspirational Stories
- More About LD
- History and Future of LD Awareness Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month [October in CANADA and the USA] is a time where people pay particular attention to children and adults with learning disabilities [learning differences]. During this month, LD OnLine asks each of you to teach one person something new about learning disabilities [learning differences]. You could, for example, introduce them to our newsletter or share an interesting article using the “Email” icon (located in the top right corner of every page).
Information on Learning Disabilities [Learning Differences]
Read A Primer on Learning Disabilities to find out what a learning disability [learning difference] is, what the different types of learning disabilities [learning differences] are, and what causes them.
Read these short articles to learn more about the specific types of learning disabilities [learning differences]:
- Dyslexia (reading problems)
- Dysgraphia (writing problems)
- Dyscalculia (math problems)
- Executive Function Difficulties (problems with organization)
- ADHD (trouble regulating attention)
Our glossary defines the vocabulary of special education.
Our timeline tells the history of learning disabilities.
Fun Activities
Send an e-card to a teacher. The school year has just begun and an e-card about how a teacher has helped your child should get the year off to a great start.
Read a children’s book aloud to a child you know.
Visit our kids’ art gallery. Encourage your child to draw or paint a picture and submit it here.
Visit Sparktop, a website where kids with learning disabilities (or who learn differently) can create things, play games, connect with other kids, and discover new ways to succeed in school …and life.
Inspirational Stories
Here are some success stories about overcoming disabilities to give hope and inspire solutions for similar problems you may be experiencing:
How the special education system helped her child
How a doctor overcame a non-verbal learning disability to pass her medical boards
A person with dyslexia explains why he loves “reading” audio books
How learning about the label of “learning disabilities” helped a college student understand herself
How planning skills helped a man succeed in college, and on the job, despite his learning disabilities
More About Learning Disabilities
Our LD Topics section tells you how to help children learn math,writing and spelling, reading, and how to study. You also can find out about:
Here are some other helpful articles:
- Parents: Help your child succeed with tips from Life Success for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Parent’s Guide.
- Teachers: Learn how to teach social skills to your difficult students in Teaching Social Skills to Kids Who Don’t Yet Have Them.
Subscribe to our free LD Online Monthly Newsletter and Daily NewsLine to receive up-to-date resources and headlines on learning disabilities.
History and Future of LD Awareness Month
October was originally designated in the United States as LD Month in 1985 through a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan. Learning Disabilities Association of Canada has celebrated an LD Month since 1987 and provides a toolkit to help you celebrate. For many years, learning disabilities organizations in the United States used the month to inform the public about learning disabilities through events and proclamations. LD Month is still commemorated in a few states. LD OnLine is considering a plan for public education in LD Month next year. Please contact us if you formally celebrated LD month this year, using “Positive side of LD” as your subject. We may feature your ideas next year.
Thanks to all those who help children and adults with learning challenges!
Doc Meek, Fri, Oct 14, 2011, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA
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Tags: Doc Meek, LD Online, ldonline.org, Learning Difficulties, learning disabilities, learning solutions |
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Learning Disabilities [Learning Differences] Month (October)
Saturday, October 8, 2011. Today I am grateful for the many people who are helping children and adults with with learning differences (often called learning disabilities, which is not exactly how I see these learning challenges that can contain gifts). ~ Doc Meek
Image from: http://www.goodblogger.net/2011/09/11/learning-disabilities/
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From “LD Online”: The world’s leading website on Learning Disabilities and ADHD: http://www.ldonline.org/calendar/ld
Learning Disabilities Awareness [Learning Differences Awareness] Month (October)
Explore below for:
- Information on LD
- Fun Activities
- Inspirational Stories
- More About LD
- History and Future of LD Awareness Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month [October in CANADA and the USA] is a time where people pay particular attention to children and adults with learning disabilities [learning differences]. During this month, LD OnLine asks each of you to teach one person something new about learning disabilities [learning differences]. You could, for example, introduce them to our newsletter or share an interesting article using the “Email” icon (located in the top right corner of every page).
Information on Learning Disabilities [Learning Differences]
Read A Primer on Learning Disabilities to find out what a learning disability [learning difference] is, what the different types of learning disabilities [learning differences] are, and what causes them.
Read these short articles to learn more about the specific types of learning disabilities [learning differences]:
- Dyslexia (reading problems)
- Dysgraphia (writing problems)
- Dyscalculia (math problems)
- Executive Function Difficulties (problems with organization)
- ADHD (trouble regulating attention)
Our glossary defines the vocabulary of special education.
Our timeline tells the history of learning disabilities.
Fun Activities
Send an e-card to a teacher. The school year has just begun and an e-card about how a teacher has helped your child should get the year off to a great start.
Read a children’s book aloud to a child you know.
Visit our kids’ art gallery. Encourage your child to draw or paint a picture and submit it here.
Visit Sparktop, a website where kids with learning disabilities (or who learn differently) can create things, play games, connect with other kids, and discover new ways to succeed in school …and life.
Inspirational Stories
Here are some success stories about overcoming disabilities to give hope and inspire solutions for similar problems you may be experiencing:
How the special education system helped her child
How a doctor overcame a non-verbal learning disability to pass her medical boards
A person with dyslexia explains why he loves “reading” audio books
How learning about the label of “learning disabilities” helped a college student understand herself
How planning skills helped a man succeed in college, and on the job, despite his learning disabilities
More About Learning Disabilities
Our LD Topics section tells you how to help children learn math,writing and spelling, reading, and how to study. You also can find out about:
Here are some other helpful articles:
- Parents: Help your child succeed with tips from Life Success for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Parent’s Guide.
- Teachers: Learn how to teach social skills to your difficult students in Teaching Social Skills to Kids Who Don’t Yet Have Them.
Subscribe to our free LD Online Monthly Newsletter and Daily NewsLine to receive up-to-date resources and headlines on learning disabilities.
History and Future of LD Awareness Month
October was originally designated in the United States as LD Month in 1985 through a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan. Learning Disabilities Association of Canada has celebrated an LD Month since 1987 and provides a toolkit to help you celebrate. For many years, learning disabilities organizations in the United States used the month to inform the public about learning disabilities through events and proclamations. LD Month is still commemorated in a few states. LD OnLine is considering a plan for public education in LD Month next year. Please contact us if you formally celebrated LD month this year, using “Positive side of LD” as your subject. We may feature your ideas next year.
Thanks to all those who help children and adults with learning challenges!
Doc Meek, Sat, Oct 8, 2011, South Jordan, Utah, USA
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Tags: ADHD, Doc Meek, grateful, learning challenges, learning differences, Learning Difficulties, learning disabilities |
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