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so many wars we fought / so many things we're not
(Today's subject line attribution: lyrics from "Marchin On," by OneRepublic.)Anyone who's seen me on Twitter in the last couple of days may have noticed that I've spent a lot of the time angry thanks to the shenanigans going on in Congress right now. (At the time of this writing, a budget deal has apparently been struck; a temporary measure is in ( Read more... ) -
lilacs out of the dead land
It is April, which means it's National Poetry Month once again, and also means that I'll share a few poems here and there as the mood strikes me-- some familiar, some less so. The subject line for this post, of course, is from one of the more familiar: T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. I have an enduring fondness for that piece, as odd as it is ( Read more... ) -
summertime dream (day 62)
It's 52F outside right now, which is the warmest it's gotten all day, and barely fifteen degrees higher than that inside. This is not exactly cold, not really, but it's definitely not warm, especially as it's still drizzling rain.
(I am not turning on the heat. It's June. I did cave enough to put on a sweater, though ( Read more... ) -
the mindful year, day 48: on the balancing of communications
Today's thought: A thing may be unspoken and yet not unsaid ( Read more... ) -
the mindful year, day 11: balance
Today's observation: some days are better, some days are worse. It all evens out in the end. -
the mindful year, day 10: self-health, self-care
Today's realization is inspired by a blog post seen elsewhere (not linked here or described further because it's in a non-public setting and thus I want to treat it with discretion, but I needed to acknowledge the source all the same).
No one else will ever be as aware of the details of my own health as I am. This includes doctors.The thing is, ( Read more... ) -
the mindful year, day 9: return, reread, rethink
Today's observation: rereading familiar books with open eyes and an open mind can sometimes reveal unfamiliar things. -
the mindful year, day 8: advice from michael pollan
Michael Pollan is the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. I've read the first and was reasonably impressed by it. I haven't (yet) read the second ( Read more... ) -
the mindful year, day 7: time management as done by Dalí
Regarding the subject line, I refer you to this well-known painting: The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dalí ( Read more... ) -
the mindful year, day 6: to stand on shifting sands
Today's observation: Flexibility is important, especially because change will happen whether one means for it to or not.
I hope to elaborate on this one later, most likely when I am not coming down with a cold and falling asleep at the computer!