Sometimes people will ask me where I work. There is something about the word "work" that makes me recoil. "I don't really work." I'll say, "I teach yoga." But lately I've been thinking about that and it seems to me that I do "work" only it's not work in the "Omg, it's Monday and I … Continue reading Where I Work
Category: Gratitude
In Like a Lamb
Last year early March looked like this: Today I took a picture of these snowdrops in the front yard: If winter is not a time of suffering, can you really appreciate spring? I've often wondered what it would feel like to live in a place like Florida or Southern California and step out the door … Continue reading In Like a Lamb
The Colonoscopy Song
I took a friend to get a colonoscopy today and made several observations: #1. The "knock-out" drug for this "same day surgery" procedure appears to be pretty darned awesome. My friend woke up singing the theme song to You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown which forever more will be known to me as "The Colonoscopy Song." … Continue reading The Colonoscopy Song
Pedestrians Have The Right-of-Way
I can remember a time, and it wasn't all that long ago, that I would take my good old time sauntering across the street(oh yes I would) in the crosswalk (takin' my time), walkin' with the light (check my hips), while cars waiting to turn into the lane where I was walking (yeah, you wait, … Continue reading Pedestrians Have The Right-of-Way
Happiness is…
I am happy when I am here typing. I am happy when I am reading good books. I am happy when I am feeling high energy, like after a workout. I am happy when I think that my projects are going forward. I am happy when I am doing my fundies daily. I am happy … Continue reading Happiness is…
I love my life
Sometimes it just has to be said: I love my life. So many times I focus on the things I don't like about my life, my situation, the weather, the whatever. But man. When all is said and done, I love my life. I am at this very minute sitting on my deck looking at … Continue reading I love my life
A Tsunami of Caring
Here I am, sitting in my pretty house, typing on a very nice laptop, with more than enough food and warmth on this sleepy, newly-clocks-turned-ahead morning on the verge of spring, wondering: How do I get to have the freedom of distance from all the horror and sorrow in this morning’s papers? How do I … Continue reading A Tsunami of Caring
Feliz Ano Nuevo!
Hola! And much gratitude to my commenting readers for talking me down from the ledge, where I teetered precipitously for a few days on the verge of jumping to my death into the 365 Day WordPress Blog Challenge. Whew. Now that I am back inside, sitting on my bed, dizzy, nauseous but alive, and (hopefully) … Continue reading Feliz Ano Nuevo!
Small Is The New Big (reverb10 Day 3)
How come it is that whenever I feel most alive I also feel my mortality most vividly? What is it about high mountain ranges that makes me feel so...so... What I feel is small and large at the same time. I feel small on the outside, but large on the inside. I feel the smallness … Continue reading Small Is The New Big (reverb10 Day 3)
Friday Gratitude
Let's start this gratitude party with a big shout-out to my Happy Hour Yoga class tonight, shall we? Those dedicated, disciplined souls who 1) Came out in drippy, icky weather, and 2) Did one hellava awesomely rajasic practice and were sweating bullets by the end, holy-moly. Usually it's a mellowish, end-of-the-workweek practice on … Continue reading Friday Gratitude
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