1. To a large extent I’m with Lisa Johnson when it comes to the endorphins. When I get come home from a workout I feel sharp, stoked and have the stamina to work for a long time. For me, yoga does it, and walking, and working out with Tim. I also get a big physical … Continue reading 3 Things That Nourish Me
Author: Kath Thompson
Writer, yoga teacher, lover of sunny days, long walks, good coffee, and stimulating conversations.
Become a Student of Yourself
I love podcasts. I download them to my Ipod and listen to them while I do housework or drive. I subscribe to about 10, but my latest favorite is The Accidental Creative. I’ve been listening to some of the older ones lately and heard an interview with Lisa Johnson the other day. She’s a consultant … Continue reading Become a Student of Yourself
Happiness, the ingredients
I’ve been thinking about my recipe for personal happiness and what the basic ingredients of that happiness might be. This is what I came up with-- so far. (I’ve taken as a “given” my health and having food, shelter and clothing.) Things I Care About and Think Are Important Having a neat, clean, orderly and … Continue reading Happiness, the ingredients
Be Nice
There’s a new building going up on the Mansfield University Campus. I’ve been watching it go up all summer: the ground-breaking, and then the backhoes, and now the framing. Lots of guys in hard hats, pouring cement, setting rebar, working hard. Building something of this magnitude takes a lot of planning and cooperative effort on … Continue reading Be Nice
Not Your Mother’s Yoga
I was cruising down State St in Ithaca after my lunch with Zee and there was a sandwich board on the street announcing a new yoga studio: Mighty Yoga. It obviously caught my eye and I picked up the flyer. It’s a Power Yoga place and their tag line? “Not your mother’s yoga.” They are … Continue reading Not Your Mother’s Yoga
Failure, the lifestyle
So one of the things I hate most is…failing. (I know. I know. I am totally unique in this.) Check that. I don’t so much mind the actual failing, what I hate (and fear) is the prospect of failing. The movie in my mind of how failing is going to play out in all it’s … Continue reading Failure, the lifestyle
Being a Pro
Before I read Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art I was proud of my amateur status as a writer. Being an amateur, I could be a lover of the art and not a hack. I was free. I could do what I wanted, and not what others wanted, or expected me to do. Being an … Continue reading Being a Pro
Life Changing Books
I finished The War of Art by Steven Pressfield today. It’s already entered my pantheon of Life Changing Books. I will probably sit down and re-read it again this week. Then I will re-read it again. And again. That’s how much I resonated with it. That’s how much it spoke to me, called me out, … Continue reading Life Changing Books
Sneezers
I just got finished reading dooce’s blog account of her nightmare with trying to get her Maytag washer fixed. Dooce is what Seth Godin would call a “sneezer.” Sneezers spread idea viruses. Sneezers let people know when they like things, and when they don’t, and sneezers have A LOT OF INFLUENCE. When they recommend a … Continue reading Sneezers
The “B” Word
There was a time in my life when I only read “The Great Books.” (Classical literature by philosphers, poets and essayists—i.e. dead white guys.) There was a time in my life when I read poetry. Exclusively. Nothing else would do. (This jag went on for about 4 years.) There was a time in my life … Continue reading The “B” Word
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