So. I would like to start today's post by noting that I feel awake and alert even though I am not fully rested. Because even though I got to bed at a reasonable hour (9:15) I wound up reading until almost 10. That meant that this morning's 4:30 Zen Birds were not a welcome sound, … Continue reading You’re the One
Month: June 2011
Summer Reading List
Oh, Summer Solstice. I both love you and feel sad at your arrival. Your arrival means that summer, my most favorite season, has officially arrived, but it also means that from now on the days start to shorten. Not shorten enough to notice--at least until late August, but we've hit the peak now, the apex, … Continue reading Summer Reading List
American Death Rituals
On Thursday G and I went to Vickie's mom's viewing. These American Death Ritual things are...oh man, where do I start? Here's how it goes: we embalm dead bodies and then dress them up in their best clothes and put makeup on them and entwine rosary beads in their fingers--and in this case we even … Continue reading American Death Rituals
Trust 30: Day 3: Close Friends
The world is powered by passionate people, powerful ideas, and fearless action. What’s one strong belief you possess that isn’t shared by your closest friends or family? What inspires this belief, and what have you done to actively live it? I don't think I could have a "closest friend" that didn't share my "strong beliefs." … Continue reading Trust 30: Day 3: Close Friends
Trust 30, Day 2:The Day in One Sentence
If ‘the voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tracks,’ then it is more genuine to be present today than to recount yesterdays. How would you describe today using only one sentence? Tell today’s sentence to one other person. Repeat each day. Today I stood on my head on the … Continue reading Trust 30, Day 2:The Day in One Sentence