On the little table next to my Space Chair I have a pile of books. One of them I picked up today on a whim because I was plumb out of ideas for my daily pen-scribble. The book was Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins. I have tried to read this book a number … Continue reading Morning Power Questions. Evening Power Questions.
Author: Kath Thompson
Writer, yoga teacher, lover of sunny days, long walks, good coffee, and stimulating conversations.
Diagnosis: “Salvagable”
I am a word person. I am sensitive to word choices. (It’s a burden, actually.) I will over-analyze and mull and wonder, “What did she mean by that?” when she probably meant nothing at all. It was simply the word that came to her; the word she knew, a word she always uses, uses without … Continue reading Diagnosis: “Salvagable”
I Totally Blame Eckhart Tolle
I injured myself last Wednesday lifting weights at the gym. I think it was on the squat machine. I don’t know what I did to myself exactly (I’m going to the chiropractor tomorrow) but my hips are locked and my hamstrings won’t stretch and I have a persistent dull headache. It’s like, one day I’m … Continue reading I Totally Blame Eckhart Tolle
A Found List
I found this list in the back of one of my old journals the other day. I didn't compile it, but I loved it, so I copied it, --from the net probably. So I would love to give credit to the author, so if anyone recognizes this and knows where it came from, please let … Continue reading A Found List
Books That Changed My Life #2
Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg Writing Down The Bones completely ruined my handwriting. We’re talking about years of Palmer Method here, countless copybooks splotched up with ovals and push-pulls. And today? Can’t even sign my own goddam name on my credit card receipts with any sort of legibility. I totally blame Natalie Goldberg. … Continue reading Books That Changed My Life #2
Sleep
My brain is fried, my toe is fractured, and my head aches. Not enough sleep, and too much life lived with enthusiasm. Enthusiasm with no foundation. The foundation of life is rest. Without rest, no action is possible. (Well, it’s possible, but there is a price.) And the price is brain fog, headaches and irritability. … Continue reading Sleep
Looking Down
I found myself walking around Ithaca today, looking down. Like, at the ground. Looking down, the way I would look down when it’s raining, or when it’s windy and cold and I’m just trying to make my way through the weather and get to a more comfortable place. But today was a fine day. A … Continue reading Looking Down
The Stories We Subscribe To
I found myself in an Episcopal Church this weekend for a memorial service for a friend’s mother. It has been a long time since I was in a church. There were kneelers and hymnals and a prayer book. There was a lot of talk of “our lord,” and “our savior,” and “our redeemer.” I was … Continue reading The Stories We Subscribe To
100 Recipes #5 Flat Belly Brownies (FAIL)
So, keeping with the Belly Fat theme, I made these brownies today. They are the most god-awful tasting brownies in brownie-dom. They’re not nearly sweet enough, and the texture is what I imagine recycled paper towels might taste like If this is what it takes to have a flat belly, I’m depressed. But it’s not. … Continue reading 100 Recipes #5 Flat Belly Brownies (FAIL)
The Power of Stickers
I was once a teacher so I know the power of stickers. Put a sticker on a kid’s paper and that’s all it takes to make that kid’s day. Promise a sticker to a kid for good effort and that kid will work like the devil. Go figure. I was telling Tim the other day … Continue reading The Power of Stickers
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