I listened to the This American Life podcast the other day and the theme was “Books That Changed My Life.” (Ira Glass, the host, thought it was a rather unusual idea that a book could change a person’s life. Whatever, Ira.) Not me. Oh no. There have been many books that have completely changed the … Continue reading Books That Changed My Life #1
Holding The Space
This morning I drove to the studio and was the first one there despite the fact that it was already 6:10 AM and we usually begin by 6:15. I hurried in, turned on the lights in the lounge, unlocked the studio, lit the candle, and only then went back and took off my jacket. Still, … Continue reading Holding The Space
Why I Wake Early (pace Mary Oliver)
My day starts at 4:30 AM. Yeah, it’s early, but not if I get to bed by 7:30 (along with all the other 3 year-olds). But I don’t. I stay up. I watch crap on TV (that I truly enjoy) or I read (just finished Trust Agents by Chris Brogan of crisbrogan.com (awesome book!) until … Continue reading Why I Wake Early (pace Mary Oliver)
100 Recipes #3 Fail
I tried a new recipe yesterday, something I taste-tested on Saturday at Wegman’s at one of those stations where they give out samples. It was a warm pasta salad with butternut squash, escarole, whole wheat fusili and lots of other yummy ingredients. Perfect! I took the recipe card and bought all the ingredients. The card … Continue reading 100 Recipes #3 Fail
A Waste of Good Poster Board
On Sunday I drove through town and there were abortion protesters at the intersection of 6 &15. Kids. Teenagers mostly. Waving handmade signs with incendiary slogans about how abortion is murder, etc. etc. Since it was Sunday, I figured they had probably gotten all worked up into a lather at Sunday School, decided to DO … Continue reading A Waste of Good Poster Board
Food For Thought
I have made some new goals for myself recently. In addition to my daily Holosync session (I am now on day 290 of that without a miss) and my “pen” writing in my paper journal (I just re-started after a 2 week break and am now on day 10). I have committed to this blog … Continue reading Food For Thought
Everything Matters
The way yoga was portrayed on Survivor last night is still on my mind. I think it’s because millions of people watch Survivor (including me) and Shambo’s dissing of yoga was so scorn-filled yet so readily embraced by all the people she complained to about it, that it totally shocked me. I imagined millions of … Continue reading Everything Matters
Yoga Gets Dissed on “Survivor.”
So tonight I was watching Survivor and the character called “Shambo” from the purple team started dissing her teammates from the yellow team for practicing yoga. Her gripe? They should have been spending their time collecting firewood, hauling water and looking for food. But instead, they were practicing yoga. (I highly doubt they practiced yoga … Continue reading Yoga Gets Dissed on “Survivor.”
A Little Nibble of Silence
Official “Kath-led Morning Yoga” has now ended for the year and will return with the rains and the robins in April. But some of us still get up at the butt-crack of dawn on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings to practice Ashtanga. Nobody teaches it, we just DO IT. Christine is the expert, so we … Continue reading A Little Nibble of Silence
Commit to Something
“If you are really interested in finding out…” --Toni Packer When I was sitting meditation retreats regularly at Springwater Center back in the 80s and early 90s, I used to have the same discussion, over and over again, with Toni Packer (the resident wise woman there) about how hard it was to sustain my meditation … Continue reading Commit to Something
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