"Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights." ~Pauline R. Kezer Carole's comment suggested my title for today's blog entry. There is an old cliche about how zebras stripes don't change. Though that may be true, EVERYTHING changes. We are not who we were. We have this day to start to become who it is we want to … [Read more...] about Everything Changes
Archives for September 2010
It’s All About Choice
Last night Mitch, his sister Alison and I celebrated the holiday in a very non traditional way...at an Italian restaurant in Boca. Its always easy to get a complete vegan meal at an Italian place. A garden salad, whole wheat ziti with a mushroom and garlic marinara sauce and a couple of glasses of wine...what could be bad about that? Just before we left for dinner we … [Read more...] about It’s All About Choice
Holidays Abound
My desk calendar on Wednesday, September 8: MOM IS ALWAYS RIGHT--thought this was pretty interesting "Don't eat green potatoes. They're poisonous!" Why it's true: Green potatoes have high levels of solanine, a toxin that can cause nausea and headaches. When potatoes are overexposed to heat or light, they produce excessive amounts of solanine as well as chlorophyll, which … [Read more...] about Holidays Abound
More Questions, More Answers
Hoping you all had a wonderful holiday weekend and are ready to get back to work and school, feeling refreshed and ready to get busy. I always believe working (be it at work or school) is what makes us enjoy our down time. Kind of like doing yoga to enjoy corpse pose. First we work, than we step back and just enjoy our accomplishments. Lao Tzu summed it up quite simply when … [Read more...] about More Questions, More Answers
A Labor of Love
Happy Labor Day. Great holiday. People get time off from work. No pre-holiday shopping for gifts, no need for fasting, no getting all dressed up and going to church, temple, or wherever one may worship. No need to give up favorite foods or activities, no sacrificing turkeys or purchasing rabbits that will lose their novelty after a few weeks (or days!). Labor Day. Simply … [Read more...] about A Labor of Love