I haven’t done one of these lists in a few months, so maybe it’s time to backtrack and highlight what I’ve been thinking about, reading, listening to, and obsessing about. CAPSULE WARDROBE My capsule wardrobe for Spring and Summer is all done and I am so happy with how it turned out. I always have … Continue reading Inspired By: Summer 2024
Tag: rituals
Sacred Writing Pants
I have sacred writing pants—pants I only wear when I write. They’re grey Aeropostale sweatpants with a yellow stripe down the leg. They’re about 7 years old. They were once my daughter’s and were so ratty even she, of the grunge generation, didn’t pack them when she went to college, so I stole them. They … Continue reading Sacred Writing Pants
Core Rituals
Today was my 252nd day in a row of Holosync. No misses. I think the act of doing something religiously, with discipline, every day changes you. It’s this kind of persistence that we admire in athletes, and musicians, and writers who complete manuscripts. We recognize (even if we don’t quite understand or feel it) what … Continue reading Core Rituals
“Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate”
I just finished reading Brad Warner's latest, Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate. It was the first book I read on my new Kindle and both the book and the reading experience were great. Brad Warner is a Zen master with a dopey job making monster movies, a circus-y family life, and a past … Continue reading “Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate”