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the coin flip

April 22, 2012

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How to make decisions? A friend of mine told me that he often flips a coin. For all kinds of decisions big and small. Sometimes he does what the coin says and other times, if it just does not resonate, he doesn’t. I like both the going-with-the-flow aspect of accepting the outcome of the flip, and […]

last opened

July 4, 2011

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If all the drawers, closet doors & boxes in here had “last opened” dates posted on them, what would I find? What do I use regularly? What did I forget I had? or why I have it What am I keeping, and why? excluding seasonal clothing and gear from this – What would happen if […]

Sometimes I think I’m working on a problem, when really what I’m doing is enacting the problem.

May 24, 2011

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It usually goes like this — Something goes wrong (could be a work project, or personal communication, subway delays, anything) and I start working on the problem with: If only that hadn’t happened, then I would have been able to… If s/he had done it the right way (or at least had given it a […]

you can insult the darkness, or

April 12, 2011

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you can light a match. you can insult the darkness, or you can light a match. Michel said that in class this week. He says many pithy and provocative things like that. I’m a month into attending what one student dubbed the yoga of a little more, and beginning to be able to remember some […]

why wait?

March 15, 2011

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I just took my first anti-inflammatory pill of a 30-day course. It’s for plantar fascitis (the fascia on the bottom of my foot is inflamed, emphasis on flame). I’ve been aware of this since the last week of December. That’s when I first recall being surprised by pain in my heel. Just standing or walking. […]

this pose

March 10, 2011

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This pose is an idea. A suggestion. From me to you, it’s an invitation. Someone else discovered it. Sometime ago, held it and learned from it—what it does for your body (muscles, bones, fascia, organs)—what it does for your mind (metaphors, emotions, situations it raises in you). You can look up this pose in yoga […]

what do you do? really.

March 7, 2011

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What do you do? Really. I’d like to hear it. In detail, in color. I want to hear about the specificity of what you do in your work. I have some questions for you below, and I could use your help. I’m taking bookkeeping classes, and thinking ahead to using bookkeeping in a consulting business […]

and if I didn’t get a bigger bag?

March 1, 2011

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So, the other day, I put it out there: I asked for help with my big project. I asked for a color-correcting tutor. bleh. I hate asking for help. And, it worked. I have a date with the tutor this weekend! Which is great. Progress! And, and — (sigh) I am still uncomfortable with it […]

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