Monthly Archives: August 2011

Today has been a really long day, and a very good one. I am tired, and it is a good tired. When I woke this morning, I had no idea what the day would bring. I thought perhaps I would … Continue reading →

Sometimes I watch the blinking of the cursor on my computer screen poised at the first line of a blank page and I say to myself, “Oh no, today’s the day when I have nothing to say.” Can it be … Continue reading →

Today was an awesome day, even if it didn’t start out that way. I had to prepare to drive my daughter Michal back up to school today. Yesterday we spent a chunk of the early evening packing boxes and bags … Continue reading →

I have to admit being amazed when I wrote the words “Day 40” at the top of today’s gratitude blog. Forty is a nice, round, epic kind of number for me. I had no idea when I started on this … Continue reading →

My body remembers how to dance. I’ve been learning and thinking a lot lately about the body and how so much of what happens in our lives–pain, pleasure, stress, excitement, and so many other sensations–are stored in our bodies, often … Continue reading →

Six years ago this week I moved out to California from Michigan. It was the start of a big adventure and I had no idea what would happen. Things didn’t turn out at all like I’d expected, and in some … Continue reading →

What an excellent day! Yes, it was Blue Friday, but somehow the shade never deepened any darker than a lovely sky blue. I did some of my usual Friday stuff–coaching in the morning, walking in Chavez park in the afternoon … Continue reading →

This morning I woke up and realized that I hadn’t played my guitar yesterday. For the first time in two weeks I missed a day. I had set the challenge to my daughter and myself that we would play our … Continue reading →

Tonight I’m going to ramble a bit. Sometimes when I sit down to write this gratitude blog, I know exactly what I want to say and I get on with it. Other times I write in fits and starts, struggling … Continue reading →

Today I hit a wall. The morning started like any other–I woke with that slightly panicky feeling that flutters through me at least once per day. I did a meditation and then very uncharacteristically went back to sleep for an … Continue reading →