Everyone has an unlived dream inside them. Everyone. I have never met a single person who did not have an unlived dream. Most people spend the majority of their time trying to distract themselves from their unlived dream because they believe that they can't live it, and that thought gives them a lot of pain … Continue reading The Unlived Dream
Winterlude
In the week between Christmas and New Years I rented a little apartment in Ithaca, NY. I needed a getaway: from Christmas, from busyness, from tired. I needed a retreat. But instead of booking myself into a fancy place like Kripalu, I tried a “self-guided” retreat this time, in a nearby city where I know … Continue reading Winterlude
The Life-Changing Magic of Everything
I bought this book because of the title. I am a sucker for life-changing magic of any kind. (Tidying up is the least of it.) How about instead of “Tidying up” we go with “The Life-Changing Magic of: Getting Your Work Done Overcoming Obstacles Walking the Edges Weaving a Latticework of Community Hacking the Follow-Through … Continue reading The Life-Changing Magic of Everything
NaNoWriMo Post Mortem
When I set out on this sea of words this month I had some goals. I was going to use the game of NaNoWriMo to get some long-delayed writing projects off the tarmac and into the air. Here’s what I wanted to do: 1. Write the book about “Projects” that has been rattling around in … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Post Mortem
I Couldn’t Burn My Journals
People tell me I help them. I like to hear that, of course, but the truth is, the people who say that to me (my yoga students, and more recently my Health Coaching clients) often help me ten times more that I help them. I am not being humble here. It's just a fact. Here's … Continue reading I Couldn’t Burn My Journals
Journaling as an Apprenticeship for Blogging
So I started on my room yesterday. I thought I was going to go up and just empty the room and then put back only the things I wanted in there. Trouble was, I didn't have room for the stuff that had to come out. I mean, yeah, I had room if I was willing … Continue reading Journaling as an Apprenticeship for Blogging
Because Blogging is Less Painful than Cleaning.
I am going to start cleaning my room today. Which is why I am writing here. After thousands of days of not writing here. There is nothing like the prospect of encountering the complicated clutter of my room to get my blogging fingers moving again. Yeah, Resistance Monster. I am taking off one of your … Continue reading Because Blogging is Less Painful than Cleaning.
10 Things I Am Loving Right Now
NOW I'm happy again. The weather has turned beautiful and all my worries about "Will the flowers ever bloom again?" have been assuaged. People, the flowers are blooming! Got $100 worth of annuals to plant (after Memorial Day). I am sleeping with the window open at night. The dog went wading in the creek. I … Continue reading 10 Things I Am Loving Right Now
I Never Know What to Write About
The question of the moment is: Should I sit here and continue to eat refined carbohydrates and drink coffee, or go to Wegmans for green juice supplies? OR: Should I stop eating refined carbohydrates and go up and meditate first, and then go to Wegmans for green juice supplies? OR: Should I put on a … Continue reading I Never Know What to Write About
Day 1 of the Yoga Challenge
This winter I was on pain-killers, and I got addicted to them. I hated taking them but I needed them to deal with the pain after my wrist surgery. I hated that I needed them. One day, I decided: Fuck it. I am not taking these things that make me feel like crap. So I … Continue reading Day 1 of the Yoga Challenge
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