Wood Thrush Get the Merlin Bird app! Seriously, this app for both IOS and Android from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a game-changer for identifying birds in your yard on hikes. If you’re like me, you always see or hear the most interesting birds when you don’t have your binoculars with you. In fact, … Continue reading How To Watch Birds With An iPhone
Category: Inspiring things
Full Moon In Capricorn tomorrow
I don't usually pay too much attention to lunar cycles, but this caught my eye because, 1) I am a Capricorn, and 2) tomorrow is July 1st and I am devoting the entire month to finishing my book. Initially, I scheduled vacations and weekends off from writing, but I realized that I don't have the … Continue reading Full Moon In Capricorn tomorrow
Name It!
Yesterday on Facebook I posted that now that it is May, it's time for a new Challenge. Someone commented: "Just name it." And I was thinking about this. I think I am being asked to say something like: "Yoga 5 days a week. No excuses!" Maybe they want me to set up a Facebook accountability … Continue reading Name It!
Building an amplified community
Today I spent a lot of time on the phone with a yoga teacher, trying to hash out an accurate description of the class she will teach on Wednesdays in March at MSY. It was an exciting creative process that I was even aware of as it was happening and I actually pulled out of … Continue reading Building an amplified community
Spring Decorations
One reason I could never be an elementary school teacher is bulletin boards. All teachers spend a lot of time making their rooms interesting and stimulating environments for their students, but elementary teachers go hog-wild, changing things around based on the curriculum and the seasons. It's nice. I approve. But I could never get into … Continue reading Spring Decorations
October leaves
Today we drove to Corning to buy food and for other assorted stuff. It was cloudy and windy and rainy. As we lugged groceries from car to kitchen, I thought about getting out the crock pot, making stew, getting into my pjs and sipping wine by the fire. A few days ago, G took this … Continue reading October leaves
To Sit Down, Think Clearly, And Execute Your Ideas
Today there was this thing by The Onion called "The Last American Who Knew What The Fuck He Was Doing Dies." Although The Onion is devoted to satire, this little piece wasn't really satiric. It was supposed to be, I’m sure, but it sounded like hard reality. What it said that resonated for me was … Continue reading To Sit Down, Think Clearly, And Execute Your Ideas
A New Kind of Snarky Optimism (with spittle)
I am giddy with the prospect of September even though I thoroughly HATE September and everything September stands for-- except for (maybe) the prospect of "new beginnings" which, to be honest, every month has the potential for, on the first day of its bad self. But after that first day is over, September is especially … Continue reading A New Kind of Snarky Optimism (with spittle)
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
20 Minutes A Day
All of my little rituals each take 20 minutes. For example: It takes me about 20 minutes to write 750 words. I set my Insight Timer for 20 minutes when I meditate. It takes me 20 minutes to do my little circuit on the MU Stadium steps. Funny, how in a mere 20 minutes I … Continue reading 20 Minutes A Day
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