Books of the Past

Originally uploaded by Lin Pernille ♥ Photography

Simple things for simple minds. Not quite the saying from my past that implies the good kind of simplifying everyone’s talking about these days. But sometimes do I feel it!
For example, I’ve found that I can have one, maybe two, writing projects on my plate [...]

Watching the gulls and waves at sunset
Originally uploaded by David Sifry

I heard a recording of this in a yoga workshop earlier this month. I found the acknowledgment of the exhausted mind so reassuring. This has been recognized for millennia as the ultimate battle. Makes me feel a little better that it’s not as easy as [...]

[* This is a long post. But please stay! There are three photos and a moral to the story!]

three buckets

Originally uploaded by delgaudm

This morning I was laying in bed, watching myself slowly go crazy with worrisome thoughts. What should I do next (in my business)? How do I get where I want to go? Who [...]

Keeping current with news mentions, here’s the upcoming televised Toastmasters meeting (the one that happened last night and that I posted about here) TV show announcement on Yubanet.com

Camera crews

Originally uploaded by maxintosh

One of my fellow Toastmasters, Ruth Schwartz, had the brilliant idea of a win-win-win.

Our local Toastmasters clubs would get exposure in our community,
The local TV station, NCTV, gets content to run, and
The few of us who are on the public speaking track get experience speaking on TV and [...]

mobile placesetting-unpacked 1of3

Originally uploaded by shonski

OK, eco-uber-geek speaking here. How many times have I gone to a potluck or somesuch only to find disposable products? Way pet peeve.
Being the geek that I am, I like to take my own place setting. This is a set I just finished putting together. The silverware, plate and [...]

Old fashion washing machine

Originally uploaded by Valerie Everett

Simplifying is a result of luxury.
When you have freedom, doubt is soon to follow. “Did I make the right choice?”
No options — no doubt.
When you have resources, material stuff is soon to follow. “I have so much to deal with!”
No money — no stuff to manage.
Do [...]