Just for a moment, from time to time, I am able to find quiet in my head. It’s barely an instant (and usually not while meditating, which just shows how much I rather suck at meditating, in spite of a regular practice). This last week I’ve had it twice. Once while walking in the mountains... Continue Reading →
Seeing and Hearing
I can only write with my phone for this post, so it’s going to be mostly photos. Tapping with my thumbs is too annoying! My new favorite app is called Merlin, and it’s great for identifying bird calls. Today it told me that European goldfinches were in the trees next to where I’d parked my... Continue Reading →
Teenagers as Commodities
"The most valuable commodity on planet earth is a young mind with a willingness to learn." -- Stephen West I liked this quote from Stephen West's Philosophize This! podcast, but I take issue with the word "commodity". To be fair, it's part of a longer quote "Real quickly, the most valuable commodity on planet earth... Continue Reading →
Positively Punctual
I'm working on it, trying to be positive. I'm going to list all the nice things that have happened or gone well in the last week, just on a personal level because it's not worth looking elsewhere at the moment. I caught a train that I was completely going to miss. I didn't realize that... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 