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….my weight stats from one year ago: October 2010: 125 lbs. October 2011: 139 lbs. Uh….ya… Over the weekend in NY I visited my daughter in her new apartment. She had a bathroom scale. I hopped on and low and behold, there were 14 lbs I received as a gift from my journey this past . . . → Read More: Oh….Did I Forget To Mention… The Physical One: First piece of good news is that there haven’t been any heart attacks. Stats: 2010- one year ago Last time on elliptical at gym: Time: 45 min Strides: 5000 Calories: 402 One year ago I left the gym and totally did Bikram yoga 4 to 5 times per week. This weekend I . . . → Read More: Heart Assessment I know. How could gauntlets be positive? Work to the good for us? Well, after I finished reading yesterday’s meditation, embarking on a month of facing challenges, I was truly energized by the rest of the piece, and just have to share the final words with you: “Remember, it takes heat and pressure to turn . . . → Read More: Positive Gauntlets Over the past two weeks a string of incidents have occurred where I was put in difficult situations. I took them one at a time, and within each one, I realized I had to call upon one or more of my values I have adopted on this journey. September was about reviewing each value. Now, . . . → Read More: Gauntlets for October More about the downside of the beach path….. When you go through a traumatic time and a depression, pull out of it finally, as I did in June, you would think it’s all DOWNHILL from there. No. Sorry. It isn’t. The fear of loss, the thing I spent six months fighting off, returns now . . . → Read More: Fearing More Fear Today, September 29, was the day one year ago that I started Bikram yoga. What did learn? I learned that yoga is more about the mind than it is the body. Yes, you get a good workout, maybe lose a few pounds, sleep better, eat better, heal a lot of physical ills, but it is . . . → Read More: Another Anniversary Today I was reminded of a toy I used to play with as a child. On Easter my siblings and I would often get those huge Easter baskets wrapped in cellophane containing wonderfully intriguing little toys. I remember being about eight years old when Chinese handcuffs were in my basket. As any child would do . . . → Read More: Chinese Handcuffs Today was one of those rare late September cape days, where July comes back and sneaks in one more summer day. It was so full of things I was going to get done before my blog group meeting tonight. I was so full of things I could write about today, having read things and seen . . . → Read More: Beyond My Beachbag Everywhere I go I end up learning something new or gaining a different viewpoint for old topics. Last night my husband and I had a lovely evening out. We went to see Moneyball. Great story. Great actors. I highly recommend it for an entertaining evening, but it was not the enjoyment of the plot and . . . → Read More: Moneyball Today I came across something interesting in my new meditation book. “Most of the time I’m not learning what I think I’m learning. Something different is taking place, something deeper. It’s as if the universe gives us something to occupy what writer Natalie Goldberg calls “the monkey mind” so we can move forward along . . . → Read More: It’s Not What You Think |
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