I originally started this post "So tired". Its cold here, and I'm aware of pain but more I'm aware of the tensions of knowing a family member is not well, even though he is safe at home now. I did twenty minutes of this meditation because it was pretty, and because I'm particularly studying Thich Nhat Hanh, and trying to write about him.

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Once again I'm not good to go to the shore this full moon. Had a very painful night and spent the day recovering. So once again I tried to being moonfest to me. You'll remember last month I tried a Zumba video. Actually that was a bit depressing ( Read more... )

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I was just looking forward to classes being over today, and having a break. My mind is overfed. But I'm heartstarved coming home to an empty unit. My initial happiness that I can rest now wore off very quickly. Had a friend check in online that knows where I am at, and while its probably true that misery loves company, I rather wish neither of us ( Read more... )

The day before yesterday, I encountered a towtruck on my way home. I'd felt really good coming out of class. I'd had a close encounter of the stripey kind, and had been really grounded because the last thing we had explored were some of the principles common to aikido, and the experience of meeting the neurological assault with some of the vestiges ( Read more... )

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Here's a guided lovingkindness medititation that goes a quarter of an hour, if you'd like a listen ( Read more... )

So, I wanted to do nothing this Sunday. Conflicting with that, I wanted to write a review of "The Miracle of Mindfulness" and also a review of the Functional Integration session I recieved on Thursday. And maybe conflicting with both; I wanted to avoid avoiding thinking about my recently departed beloved kitty so I could "get it out of my system" ( Read more... )

Mindful in May has raised enough money for two-and-a-third clean water projects in Rwanda. It was a nice thing to be part of. I woke up to a new donation on my page this morning, which made me happy, and seeing the needle rise another hundred and fifty from donations overall over today made me happier still. This sits oddly with a passage in Thich ( Read more... )

Today's sadness and anger was mostly focussed on news reports from Greece, because a ripple of shock and concern engendered by a chance comment from a young person of my acquaintance has even less outlet for expression at this time. So my meditation was dedicated to displaced persons, to people who do not fit in, and to people that displace parts ( Read more... )