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Crystal Lee Sutton dies at 68; union organizer inspired Oscar-winning film ‘Norma Rae’

By Elaine Woo | Sep 20, 2009 | 12:00 AM Los Angeles Times’ Obituary   Crystal Lee Sutton fought back after being fired from a North Carolina textile mill for her union activities. (Los Angeles Times)   Crystal Lee Sutton, whose defiance of factory bosses invigorated a long-running battle to unionize Southern mill workers and formed the dramatic heart of …

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Mr. Duffy’s Body – Somatics in the 21st Century

Recently skimming through his daughter’s books for her World Literature class, Richard came across James Joyce’s novel The Dubliners. Remembering what is required to engage with Joyce’s dense prose, he forged ahead anyway and came across a certain Mr. Duffy, who “lived a short distance from his body.” Mr. Duffy represents the post-modern everyman: cut off from his feelings, defined by rules and protocols, and lacking purpose and meaningful connections.

The Transformative Power Of Practice

What is Practice? A central component of any change process – personal change or organizational change – is the concept of practice. But what is practice and why is it so important? Practice is simply the act of doing something, whether that something is as complicated as doing a piano solo or as simple as washing the dishes. We call it practice when the act becomes a repeated behavior.