Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. — Walker Evans, 1960
When Your Task List is Overwhelmingly Long
[I'm sharing this post because I found it incredible useful in this brain-numbing time of the coronavirus pandemic. Enjoy! ~ Karen] A post by Leo Babauta over at Zen Habits I’ve talked with several people lately who have tasks lists from the floor to the ceiling, and it just overwhelms them. They’re not alone — …
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There in the asylum, he forgot
For my dad. There, in the asylum of dementia, he forgot. The meaning of suffering. The toll his life had taken on him. And on everyone he once professed To love. And hate. He lived for this moment. Only. Not by choice. By chance. That's all he had left. The disease had swept clean the …
The Grail Castle (reprise)
[Note: Originally posted in a stuck-in-the-mud blog on August 28, 2011. I love the photo and the sentiment.] The thought that came to me in meditation today: Lead with your spiritual life. Something has to be first. Retreat into your spiritual home: the Grail Castle as Joseph Campbell described it. There nurture your spirit, the …
Ok, so here goes (reprise)
[Note: I wrote this post on another blog I started ... on July 23, 2011! I posted once more a month later, then nothing. Interesting timing, considering I am about to begin a weeklong pop up challenge to "Get Back to Creating" with Jennifer Louden. I'm carrying this over here both to condense and to …
Love yourself on Valentine’s Day
I procrastinate. Or, rather, I used to.
I launched this site in April 2014. Yes. Three years ago. Three. Since then, nothing. My fellow procrastinators may resonate with this. I thought I had a great idea, but then I wasn't sure exactly how to proceed. What to write about in these posts. How often. Whether what I wrote would be mundane. Whether …
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