I'm thinking about orthopraxy. The quick-and-easy definition from Wikipedia says: "a religion that places emphasis on conduct, both ethical and liturgical, as opposed to faith or grace."

I want to expand that out a bit, and am pondering a working definition along the lines of: the actions one takes -- or refrains from -- in order to express one's ( Read more... )

Wolfling and I went to see The Sorcerer's Apprentice last night. I went in with low expectations and enjoyed myself quite a bit. Wolfling started whispering "I love this movie!" only a few minutes into it ( Read more... )

I was working on my computer this morning and suddenly wondered why neck -- which had felt so good and loose after yesterday's massage -- was suddenly knotting up again. I wasn't doing anything stressful ( Read more... )

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( On dancing the tension between order and dissolution )

Since starting my temp job approximately three weeks ago, I have gained 4.5 pounds ( Read more... )

I've been having trouble winding down to to go to sleep. . . I need to start enforcing bedtime on myself again, and doing some gentle yoga in the late evening to help me relax ( Read more... )

I do not usually consider myself a "moody" person. I have emotional cycles, like everyone, but I try not to put too much emphasis on the downswings. I'll snarl and rant here on LJ to vent and get it out of my system, but I don't usually take those episodes very seriously. Also, I tend to recover from my downswings fairly quickly (not counting my ( Read more... )

. . . but I'd like to spend another day "nawt comin' out." It felt very good to hang out all day in my jammies with Wolfling, get my bills paid, and just be at leisure ( Read more... )

Today was supposed to be dedicated to three tasks ( Read more... )

. . . I did do my spiritual practices this evening.

I realized that it wasn't a situation of being "too tired" -- it was that I was so tired and frazzled I wanted to do them so I could ground and center.

That's a major breakthrough.