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Day 260: Surrender
So I’ve had that old Cheap Trick song stuck in my head today. I never like going into too many details when they don’t seem relevant, and I think today is one of those instances. All that I really need … Continue reading
Day 259: Frame
I pulled one of those last, remaining boxes out of the basement today and got it unpacked. The box was filled with framed pictures–I intentionally brought those pictures up here to this house (rather than leaving them in storage with … Continue reading
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Tagged change, comfort, emotions, home, simple truth, taking time
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Day 256: Reintegrate
It’s been a long day for a Saturday. I was up at 5am, so that my oldest and I could make it to Chapel Hill for the first competition of his fall season. We’ve done competitions, and long road trips, … Continue reading
Day 255: Bushwhack
Oh, I’m starting to feel a little guilty again. There are those boxes that still need to be unpacked–or better yet: if it’s been over a month and stuff is still in boxes, maybe I need to donate those boxes … Continue reading
Day 254: Shake
Nope, even though I am very happy at my new job and in my new home in my new town, I didn’t expect that I would suddenly live a problem-free life. So today I had a bad day. Well, let … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, emotions, mindfulness, practice, simple action
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Day 252: Untangle
Blah! I am caught up in a technical difficulty that is anything but simple right now. It’s not a big thing–just trying to set up an email fax account, but somehow I’ve gotten myself tangled up in some sort of … Continue reading
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Tagged data overload, emotions, patience, simple action, technology
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Day 247: Content
Why is “content” more commonly used as an adjective rather than as a verb? Why is it something that I “am,” rather than something that I do? Maybe that seems counter-intuitive, as though I am placing priority on doing over … Continue reading
Day 241: Feel
This morning, after I woke up to the same song I woke up to yesterday, I decided to go back to edit–slightly–what I had posted. I wanted to add just two more lines from the song. So I did. But … Continue reading
Day 223: Weather
It has been raining since Friday. Not quite non-stop, but close enough (and the periods between the rain have been blanketed in thick fog). I escaped the rain on Saturday, with our trip down to Charlotte, but other than that, … Continue reading
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Tagged being present, emotions, nature, patience, simplicity
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Day 219: Chart
Speaking of shortcomings: Today I started my day by yelling at a recorded voice. OK, so I was a little frustrated by the repeated prompts of “I’m sorry, I didn’t quite get that. It sounded like you wanted to order … Continue reading
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