“In all chaos there is a cosmos. In all disorder a secret order.” – Carl Jung We are a little over 3 weeks past the recent rains that flooded our neighborhoods in the Russian River area. In some cases the rains ran 8 feet of water into people’s homes. As I write this, you can…
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Do you support this?
My friend on google+ posted this question and a link to this article: Michelle Malkin » More ugly Occupy Oakland pictures that won’t make MSM front pages and asked the question today, “Do you support this?” I do not feel qualified to speak regarding the validity of this movement or lack thereof. However, I do…
Fall in the leaves – Marion IA
Fall in the leaves – Marion IA, a set on Flickr. This was the first time I’ve been able to experience the majesty of fall in the Midwest. I missed it by a couple of weeks last year. It is truly a spectacular site. The leaves on the trees turn an amazing hue of gold,…
This Too Shall Pass
I was inspired today reading a passage in Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth”, about a king who observed a wise man and wanted the qualities this wise man possessed. The king said, “I will give you anything you wish if I can be like you.” The wise man told him that he didn’t have enough…
I Don’t know what I’m Doing!
So, I watched a movie called “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” about a man who decided to start juicing for health. It inspired me to try it… I don’t have a juicer but have a blender. Soooooooo: Got tomatoes, cucumber, kale, mixed greens, parsley and spinach I used a base of…
Aikido and Music
I am both an Aikidoka and a musician. I’ve been playing guitar since I was 5 or 6. On the mat, I see a lot of parallels with my musical practice as I do vice versa, with my musical practice informing my Aikido as well. Quite a while ago I wrote on Rhythm and…
Morning Pages at 750words.com
A few years ago I started working through Julie Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. I didn’t get all the way through it but I did enjoy a particular exercise she called “Morning Pages”. The goal of morning pages is to write 3 pages. It doesn’t have to be intelligent, and it doesn’t have to be sentences….
Finishing the Couch to 5K program
“If you can breathe in and breathe out, then you know for that moment you are ok.” – Thich Naht Hanh I finished the Couch to 5K running program today. Contrary to it’s claims I am not running 5K. I am running about 2.2 miles now continuously for 30 minutes. I have NO qualms whatsoever…
Things I (re)learned on my summer vacation…(with inspiration and apologies to Pastor Bey)
I am writing this from Leah’s Desk. She is at work and I am here for my last day in Marion, IA. On my last day, I dried hers and my clothes at the laundry mat, went to The Country Kitchen for breakfast (try the country fried steak benedict, if you ever get here!) Given…
Life doesn’t Happen in Hanmi
The shomen at Centerfield Aikido On Sunday, June 6th I had the amazing pleasure of training at Centerfield Aikido in Occidental California with Mary McLean Sensei. The dojo is a tent structure surrounded by the wooded hillside and at certain times of the day, the trees silhouette the ceiling and sides of the walls. Birds…
Mark's Meanderings 