Recent Comments
purpleslobinrecovery on Day 365: Still joshdaddy on Day 44: Breathe Mark on Day 35: Engage Mark on Day 32: Reflect Mark on Day 20: Steward
Tag Archives: heeding
Day 298: Stretch
I have never done any yoga–maybe someday I will, but today was not the day. All I did today was just a little stretching. I was outside today–a pretty long hike to a new crag, and then some good climbing. … Continue reading
Day 291: Question
I think I have been putting off this blog post for a little while now, but I’ve had a lingering question in the back of my mind for the past week or so: Has this blog already served its purpose? … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged attention, blogging, discipline, ego, heeding, practice, simple truth
7 Comments
Day 195: Roll
So I’m back in Atlanta…. I got up early and started the morning sitting on my front porch, sipping a cup of coffee and enjoying the quiet. I thought about how easy it was to start the day this way … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged acceptance, caring, family, heeding, patience, simple truth
6 Comments
Day 183: Retrace
So here we are at the half-way mark of this 365 day blog. I’ve been in a reflective mood for the past couple of days, thinking about what ground I’ve covered over the past six months, but today I made … Continue reading
Day 172: Recapitulate
Well, we are back in Atlanta after a quick, two-day trip up to North Carolina–and back to stable internet access. A quick recap of yesterday, as promised: I took the boys up to the old family cemetery–I knew where it … Continue reading
Day 159: Trim
I’ve been thinking about “the wind” today…. There’s a passage in Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” where he draws upon a metaphor from sailing: The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tacks. See the line from a … Continue reading
Day 156: Take
Someone posted this flyer at our gym. No explanations, no ulterior motives–just a flyer instructing you (me!) to “take what you need.” Not only did the flyer make me smile, but it also made me think. First–it made me realize … Continue reading
Day 149: Flow
OK, it’s a major cliché, and an out of date one at that, but today has been a good reminder of how simple it can be to go with the flow. I’ve been dithering on The Pods–how many do we … Continue reading
Day 127: Exploit
Oh, I know that sounds like such a bad word, but hear me out. To be honest, “today’s” challenge has really been going on for the past three days. When I dropped off my oldest at his middle school on … Continue reading
