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Meditation has taught me to control my mind, to sit no matter if my feet are falling asleep or a thought is not desired, to have patience with myself and to understand that all things pass. In our teched up world of instant gratification, desire for immediate feedback and sense of self-importance, we can see how our actions every day represent a lack of self-control. When a driver speeds by me to be…
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TWWs
Starting the week as the beginning of Ramadan and a good opportunity to use it as a way of getting myself back into regular practice for myself even if it is a short session. I need to get my meditating on too, so will see how we go this week. May 28th (Sunday) 35′ light yoga practice with meditation May 29th (Monday) 30′ light yoga practice with meditation 60′ Ladies Wellness Yoga 60′ Private…
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_Poems of Paul Celan_ translated by Michael Hamburger
_Poems of Paul Celan_ translated by Michael Hamburger Somewhere I found this title on a list of books that one should read and so I put it on my Amazon wishlist of paper books to remember for later. My mother likes to give physical presents rather than ecards or vouchers so one Christmas a couple of years ago, I got this to read. I had totally forgotten that I put it on a…
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FWPs
First World Problems (FWPs) should seem so trivial and yet I ungratefully linger upon them. Despite having a roof over my head, extra weight on my body proving I am eating well enough, pets to love, a house full of electronics and so much more, I wallow in self-pity and dark corners. Recently, I have had a couple of conversations around my desire to live. The honest, deep down truth is that I…
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Lots of TV time
Well, the past few days have seen me more on the couch than out and about. I realized this morning that I have barely – I have done so, just returning quickly 😉 – left the house since the weekend. The days go by rather quickly and I generally do not notice that I have not been out in the big bad world. Unfortunately, this week I have been a bit lazy. Or,…
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It’s a Real Thing!
So my husband often takes the piss out of me for any number of reasons. If you are not up on your British terminology, this means to tease or make fun of me. The majority of the time I find it aggravating and near annoying when he does it because I lack full appreciation for humor. 😛 Because he is a bit of a drama queen – yes, I mean QUEEN! – he…
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Bad Days Happen…
We often focus on being happy all the time. It is now considered a sort of tragedy if a bad day happens or you somehow are ‘letting it happen’ to you. The truth is that bad days happen! It is a part of life. There is no good or bad about it, they just pass through. Yesterday was one of those days. There are a number of reasons why it was not the…
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Lovely Weekend
It ended up being a nice weekend with friends and relaxing. We did our last brunch for the next month due to Ramadan starting on Saturday morning. We went with a new group of people, which was good, but also a challenge. First, it seems lately I am always over-dressed for things. I sometimes blame my husband for telling me that people will be fancy and then finding out that is not the…
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TWWs
My workouts are still stagnant. I need to get myself moving or at the very least outside in the sun. I will aim to do more of that this week since my schedule is (fortunately or not) freeing up. For this week, I managed: May 21st (Sunday) 60′ Ladies’ Wellness Yoga May 22nd (Monday) 60′ Ladies Wellness Yoga May 23rd (Tuesday) 60′ Private yoga session May 24th (Wednesday) 60′ Men’s Wellness Yoga May…
Creative Meanderings
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