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still alive
doing math and teaching, but I'm still alive. -
the law of attraction
i realized something today. I know where my son gets it. when he was little, if you took him to the fair or the beach or to a party, the more fun he had, the worse he would feel when it was time to go home. The stoppage of the fun would overwhelm him so totally that it would ruin his memory of the entire experience. when he fell in love with ( Read more... ) -
A Fun Meme I Stole
1. Your cell phone?
samsung
2. Your significant other?
which one?
3.Your hair?
long
4.Your mother?
Has grown up a lot in the last few years:)
5.Your father?
I think he's been reincarnated, but names have been changed to protect...the innocent...the guilty....everybody...
6.Your favorite thing?
sex
7.Your dream last night?
well, not last night I don't think I ( Read more... ) -
morning
so. another day. did okay on line count yesterday, so maybe the new perspective is helping. such as it is. the gerbil in my head who runs in circles screaming "we have to get this done, wait, you forgot that, no, you should be doing the other thing!" has returned from its 6-week vacation. it was nice to have it shut up for a while, but i ( Read more... ) -
background music
"on the midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away ( Read more... ) -
garden
the first gardenia bloomed day before yesterday, and now there are 5 The crinum is blooming. the clematis just dropped its last petal. the orange daylily should be opening any minute now. the easter lily and the turk's cap are setting bud. the privet is done. the calendula is in mid flush. The jasmine is still going madly. the wild ( Read more... ) -
dream journal
was having nap today. woke up while dreaming there was this strange little brown bird in the pine needles at my feet, like something between a kiwi bird and a small rodent. And one of the several unidentified people standing around in the woods with me said, Hey, what the heck is that ( Read more... ) -
Pain
I found this quote from the Buddhist article "Right Attitude" by Jack Kornfield.
"You can't open the heart for pleasure and not feel the pain. The world is dual; it's up/down, light/dark, hot/cold, and when we open, we discover a kind of capacity for joy and for understanding which allows for the fact that life has pleasure and pain. It's got them ( Read more... )
