Here it is Monday again. Hard to believe it's May 17 already! Weren't we just getting through the winter holidays trying our hardest to NOT put on those 7-10 pounds? Now there is a good chance that where you are sitting, bathing suit weather IS HERE. I know I wore one both Saturday and Sunday. It's great to be back in the pool and even though I am not swimming laps yet, I … [Read more...] about You Take the Wheel
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Everything Changes
Everything changes. One thing we know for sure is that nothing stays the same. We can't dwell on what was, and we can't really worry about what will be. Just to make a point, vegan feast Thursday ended like this last week...one of the regulars announced he would be missing most of the vegan feasts this summer, as he left for 6 weeks to tour the US and Japan with his band. … [Read more...] about Everything Changes
Hydration, it Rhymes with Meditation
an early morning ditty, by me... Today I am taking a break from talking meditation, Today we must, instead talk hydration. Everyone seems dizzy and wondering why, Not enough water will make EVERYTHING dry! Your heart starts to beat faster, your hunger revs up, Time to refill that drinking cup. Your internal organs, like your kidneys and heart, will function more … [Read more...] about Hydration, it Rhymes with Meditation
An Exercise in Imagination
This meditation exercise, called "Discovering Your Imagination," is borrowed from the book, Meditation, by Bill Anderton. In this exercise a box is used as a focus for your meditation. As you visualize the box, let your imagination take over. allow items in the box to "appear"--these represent your thoughts and feelings. It may help if you actually place an empty box in … [Read more...] about An Exercise in Imagination
“Peace. Be Still.”
Speak to me of lovely things, of treasures yet to be found, of peace, that flows like a river. Tell me of tranquil places that no hand has marred, no storm has scarred. Give me visions of standing in the sunlight, or feeling the mist against my cheek as I move and live and breathe... Find me a place in the sun to sit and think and listen to the sweet inner voice that … [Read more...] about “Peace. Be Still.”