nature

Unexpected adventures with the rent

by Isy
April 3, 2013
7 Comments
adaptation, ANS and fight-or-flight, critical thinking, loved ones, nature, what works

Yesterday I did 10 minutes on the treadmill. Today, I walked almost a full mile of this hill in 18 minutes and 16 seconds —… Read More »Unexpected adventures with the rent

Obsidian drive

by Isy
February 12, 2013
loved ones, nature, perspective

I’m behind on my articles, but it’s been an awful week on the internet, with a remarkably slimy predator spreading poison and deceipt like I… Read More »Obsidian drive

Poem: From the silence

by Isy
December 22, 2012February 6, 2016
imp-possible, mortality, nature, poetry, radical presence/radical acceptance

Chaos of terror and battering storms of emotionBashing the hull and ripping at the rigging —Can’t tell: is water pouring over outsideOr pouring in inside?So… Read More »Poem: From the silence

Active learning

by Isy
October 15, 2012
nature, tasty words

I’ve always been fidgety. When I get MRIs, I really annoy the techs because I think I’m holding perfectly still, but my body goes twitch-twitch-twitch.… Read More »Active learning

After the burn

by Isy
October 2, 2012
1 Comment
loved ones, nature, perspective, travelogue

JC said, “Let’s take a ride.” This always precedes eye candy, long silences punctuated by little “wow” sounds from me and gentle wafts of quiet… Read More »After the burn

Regen at Black Butte

by Isy
October 1, 2012
imp-possible, loved ones, moving/traveling, nature, quest for a cure, travelogue

I came to CA for a leisurely camping trip with my sweetie. (One can have enough of the “long-distance” in a “relationship” until you have… Read More »Regen at Black Butte

Into hot water.. then cold water.. then hot..

by Isy
September 18, 2012
1 Comment
CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, massage/bodywork, nature, quest for a cure, self-care, what works

This is a bit odd and I haven’t heard anyone else with CRPS trying it, so I’m just tossing it out to show how weird… Read More »Into hot water.. then cold water.. then hot..

Trapeze act

by Isy
August 31, 2012
imp-possible, loved ones, moving/traveling, nature, perspective

I’m preparing to start off on a cross-country odyssey to interview certain people who have CRPS and manage it particularly well, and incidentally hit some… Read More »Trapeze act

Mendo Acid Trip

Language tends to reflect upbringing, or possibly genetics, or maybe both. Anyway, there is often a familial component. (I’ll let better-paid heads argue about why.)… Read More »Mendo Acid Trip

Tern to the present

by Isy
May 2, 2012
6 Comments
adaptation, loved ones, mortality, nature, perspective, reiki/meditation, what works

This is the third major purge of my possessions in 7 years. The first time, I decided that anything that I was keeping for sentimental… Read More »Tern to the present