Musings
This is an archive of all of our site's past entries in the Musings category. Click on a title to read the full entry.
Excuses excuses excuses
No ifs, ands or buts about it. Here’s the column that was printed in last month’s Nevada City Advocate called “There’s no more putting this one off“, now on their website.
Excerpt:
I do hereby proclaim February to be “No Excuse” month. “By what right?” you might ask. Well, none, really, but aren’t you tired of hearing [...]
Role models-R-Us
The Passion into Action conference rocked! What an inspiring group of awesome women to spend the day with… Truly a gift.
Our circle for the Living in the Flow workshop that I led was a great group. These were women who knew how to make stuff happen and were ready for more.
My focus [...]
An addiction to sensation–turn off the radio!
It’s been several mornings since I’ve done my morning yoga. The muscles are a little tight, and flexibility isn’t what it was even a week ago.
This morning on the mat, getting back into my body felt great. Exaggerating the poses felt like pulling taffy–I reveled in releasing the resistance.
Until… a thought floated in [...]
The challenge of our lifetime.
Walking to the Saturday morning venue for the Wild And Scenic Environmental Film Festival, I ran into Anna Haynes, the community-oriented voice behind NCfocus and blog NC Focus. She said she disagreed with one of the sentiments in my last Nevada City Advocate article.
Specifically, she was referring to my comment about not wanting more [...]
The world I want to create
Here’s my version of the rockin’ world that I’d like to see my niece (or nephew!) grow up in (I’m going to be an auntie!)
One in which:
We act with respect and patience in all situations
Everyone enjoys their work and feels appreciated
We all take full responsibility for our actions
We dance and sing a lot (why [...]
The list: antidote to a stolen purse
Last week while at Mt. Tabor in Portland, Oregon, my friend’s cousin’s car (that we were borrowing) was broken into. As far as we can tell, the only thing missing was my purse.
I know, I know, never leave the purse in the car. Was it in sight? I didn’t think so, but then again [...]
Merry Merry Merry!
Let’s get merry, people. Actually, let’s make that a capital M for some major Merry making!
Friends and family are gathered, card games are being played, food is in the oven, truffles on the table, and shrimp dip is on the way (my favorite accompaniment to Ruffles and the one time a year I indulge). [...]
