I wrote Monday about my desire to spend the next two months learning to “Just Be”. Yes, it’s something I need to learn. After writing that post and posing the question, What does “just being” mean to you?, I found myself thinking of a post Faiqa once wrote about how we often discuss the things [...]
Read More...Archive for March, 2011
Living Between the Events
I am a goal-oriented person. I’m constantly working towards something. A garage sale. A trip. A move. A deadline. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the journey as much as the destination, but I enjoy a journey with direction so much more than aimless wandering. But I think real happiness – real peace – is [...]
Read More...The Stuff We Keep Just in Case
Tomorrow is garage sale number two, and this time we’ve advertised it in the local Penny Saver and have a little better idea of what to expect since we had our first by-the-seat-of-our-pants sale last week. We’re prepared. I feel like I’ve talked a lot about downsizing and how enlightened I’ve become about stuff through [...]
Read More...Is This The Key to Self Esteem?
Yesterday, I spent about 30 minutes of my work day in a live web chat talking about cheerleading with Varsity and The Motherhood. Oh, yes, I did. One – I was paid to participate and promote the talk beforehand via Twitter, etc. Two – I used to be a cheerleader and I loved it. I [...]
Read More...Refueling
I have been feeling the stress the last couple of weeks. I told myself it was normal. I took the necessary steps to maintain my sanity – eating right, sleeping, shutting off the computer at night when I could not write one more damn word. I tried to be patient with myself. But I still [...]
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