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Still learning
Miranda at Pitcher Pond, Northport, Maine Gregory, Miranda-the-Labradoodle and I got back on Friday evening from our wonderful vacation/honeymoon. Husband, Cousins, and Dog at Shag Harbor, Nova Scotia We saw some exceedingly beautiful expanses of our natural world in southern Nova Scotia and mid-coast Maine. We were touched deeply by close times […]
Connectivity
I’m back into a stretch of abstinence from flour, sugar, and quantities of food and leaning into a vegan life. It feels wonderful. The food fog is lifted. Work is getting done. I’m happy and peaceful. It all began during a recent 12-step study group meeting. I had been struggling for and against abstinence […]
Peace
This morning my mind went briefly towards the old catastrophizing I used to do. I began to worry about something and then there was a calm, quiet voice that said, “Wait a minute. I could prepare for peace, not fear.” If I practice fear, I make progress towards fear. If I practice peace, I […]
Quiet Time
Quiet Time is my key to a sane and useful life. I’ve known this for many years, but didn’t get a daily individual practice going until recently. In 1991, I sat in meditation for the first time. Strangely, tears welled up and coursed down my face as I sat in a group of experienced meditators at […]
