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
Even though I get melancholy when the season changes from summer to fall, and even more so when it changes from fall to winter, I have to admit that I really do love the return to interiority. I just read a piece in Elephant Journal by a woman who went to a retreat at Kripalu … Continue reading The Return to Interiority
I was talking to Emily the other day, and the conversation turned to what we are reading these days. Em always has a book or two going, and she was telling me that her employees are all voracious readers, too. When they are on break at work, they all sit and read. She loves that … Continue reading Media Fast
Today I gathered together the books I intend to read this year and amassed them next to my winterized Space Chair for this photo-op. It's a good list, I think, but a long one. (Vishuda is my gargoyle hand puppet, in case you were wondering.) I have had these books in my possession for a … Continue reading 2012 Reading List
Today's Reverb10 prompt is: what do you do each day that doesn't contribute to your writing --and can you eliminate it. Of course the answer is: All my internet addictions: facebook, twitter, email, blog reading. Sometimes I tell myself that the blog reading in particular gets my juices going, gets my mind thinking in bloggy … Continue reading Accentuating The Postive. Eliminating The Negative
I’m almost finished reading Crush It, by Gary Vaynerchuk, a book about how to monetize your passion. The big message of this book is: You’ve got to love what you do, work hard, and have patience. There’s lots of other marketing advice too, but these are the big themes he pounds over and over, or … Continue reading Patanjali and Gary Vee
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
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
When I was in grad school I had to read The Life of Johnson in one week. The unabridged version. (It’s about 6 inches thick.) I set my alarm every day for 5 A.M and read until my eyes bled. And that was just for one class. I had equally extensive readings in two others. … Continue reading Reading
