Joan Anderson

Joan Anderson
Joan Mary "Jan" Anderson FAA FRSwas a New Zealand scientist who worked in Canberra, Australia, distinguished by her investigation of photosynthesis...
experience memoir turned
The experience has turned my writing from memoir to mentor.
archives hope people
We hope that you will tell as many people as you can about the archives so people can come and use it.
booth people
The alligator's popular. We're the only Cajun booth out here, and people like Cajun food.
booth people
The alligator's popular, ... We're the only Cajun booth out here, and people like Cajun food.
I don't know what we'd do if they go out of business.
greater imagine lives longer meaning personal purpose service sort wilt women
Most women I know have, in the service of some greater good, let their very lives wilt on the vine. We've dulled our personal lives while propping up everyone else's, and we're no longer able to even imagine having any sort of adventure, romance, meaning or purpose for ourselves.
goal life reach
My life goal was for me to reach out to the needy,
nice
We all try to have very nice gardens.
deep inside
It was something deep down inside I wanted to do.
friends-or-friendship great meet
It's a great way to meet new friends.
blessing expectations accepting
When will I ever learn to accept what is given instead of always yearning for more? My lavish expectations too often tarnish my blessings.
live-life confusion growth
...many of us inhibit our capacity for growth because the culture encourages us to live lives of uniformity. We stall, deny, ignore the ensuing crisis because of confusion, malaise, and yes, even propriety.
change looks upgrading
We are born to be ourselves-in need of upgrading the gene-to look back again and again and befriend the person we once intended to become.
change world demand
If I am truly honest, I have to acknowledge that the demands I am so convinced are coming from the outer world are, in fact, coming from that perpetually unfinished part of me-the pulls and tugs originating from my own ambiguity.