L.O.B.E.: Lung-Opening Buoyancy Exercise
I floated in the hot springs, like a wallowing marshmallow: inhale to come up, exhale to go down and sink beneath the surface. Lift chin,… Read More »L.O.B.E.: Lung-Opening Buoyancy Exercise
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Fair Share Challenge: what taxes do for me
This budget horror-show has given us a lot to think about. The role of taxes in our country is probably the biggest, sorest issue of… Read More »Fair Share Challenge: what taxes do for me
Beyond courage & compassion
Here is a link to an article I once would have found moving and relevant to my nursing practice: Courage and Compassion The central idea… Read More »Beyond courage & compassion
A bad day
I thought being able to live would ease my system. Unfortunately, my hands and feet are freaking out and going suddenly, rapidly downhill on pretty… Read More »A bad day
The ground beneath my feet
I said quietly to my lawyer about an hour ago, “I’m not used to being massively relieved or explosively happy. So I’m just going to… Read More »The ground beneath my feet
"Nothing you do is in vain"
My older brother’s sister-in-law has been doing international relief work for almost as long as I’ve known her. She was so helpful and wise, at… Read More »"Nothing you do is in vain"
How moving
I’m working on clearing out all the needless stuff from my boat. This includes unfinished projects, equipment for work I can no longer do, things… Read More »How moving
Radiant
We got the first rain since the reactors melted down in Japan. Weather systems being what they are — global, persistent, and efficient vectors —… Read More »Radiant
Radiation and sudomotor silliness
My hands and feet have been getting very swollen. My hands puff up on the phone or computer especially; with a bit of training, I… Read More »Radiation and sudomotor silliness
Because things change anyway
As I rebuilt my posture this morning per usual, I remembered a conversation I had in my 30’s with my Shaolin teacher. I was sorting… Read More »Because things change anyway