My Cup Gayeth Over
Everything was set in preparation for my guests, and they began to arrive. When someone looked to have a drink, I had forgotten to put out any cups.
Hey There, What’s Your Sign?
Photo by Nastya Dulhiier on Unsplash Slight deviation from the normal format today. I’m writing a speech for my Toastmasters Club and these first few paragraphs felt like a quick enough read befitting this blog. “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” These words were spoken between two friends, Cassius and […]
Tinnitus and the Meditating Man
This is a writing sprint. Please excuse typos and grammatical errors. Like many people, the high pitched ringing happened from time to time growing up. Unlike most thought, around the time I was 22 the ringing nver stopped. TO ive with Tinnitus is to hear the constant, loud tone within your head. It’s as if someone is blowing a whistle, […]
Is Emotion a Person, Place, or Thing?
This is a writing sprint. Please excuse typos and grammatical errors. Great miondfulness practices yesterda centered on welcoming emotions. What I was feeling at the time was joy..perhaps contentment may be better. In my office, I sit near the window. My favorite time of day to meditate is when the sun nears its ascension to high noon. It frames itself […]
On the Edge
Originally published 10/9/2020. See new comments after original post. This is a writing sprint. Please excuse spelling and grammatical errors. On the verge, precipice…whatever seems good. i thought about this early this morning as I was considering what i may write about today. in doing so, i reaklized how much i am enjoying these spriunt exercises, and think I am […]
I Found My Voice When I Stopped Talking
While meditating this morning, I began thinking about the benefits of regular midfulness exercises since I began them several months ago. Various senraios swirled through my head, all of them having some relation to how I used to react in scenarios and how I still sometimes do react but now can recognize those. I began to consider these changes down […]
A (super) Bowl of Thought
What is it about watching people battle against each other for a coveted reward that makes us go nuts?
Forget About It
At this very moment, in consideration of why I’m writing, I think it’s because I really just felt a need to have someone to talk to.
5 minute musings – first blog post
Originally published 10/6/2020. Jut clicked start on the timer and we’re off. Trying the exercise where I just write for a specified amount of time. It doesn’t need to make sense, the important thing to do is keep writing, whatever it is. It’s a funny thing to do and even as I write this now, I am thankful that I […]
5 Minutes With My Mind
Please excuse typos and grammatical errors. This is an exercise focusing on unfettered writing. Originally published 10/7/2020 aaand, go! I was thinking earlier about making this something i do regularly, and what to call it. The title on this post may not be the best, but it sums up what I am focusing on here. THought yesterday after trying this […]