being present | being present
Jan.22.2013
I'm always on the look out for a great quote. I saw a wonderful one yesterday (there was no attribute; else I would cite it).
The quote said this:
"Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your...
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Aug.17.2011
TRAVELING VS. WRITING
Truth be told, if the headline were dental extraction vs. writing, most people would take dental extraction. So if the choice is to sit at a blank computer screen wondering why nothing is coming or to go to Venice, Italy, lick colorful gelato and go for a gondola ride, the...
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Dec.07.2010
I read magazines backward because I like knowing where I’ve been before I get to where I’m going. Of course, I’d like this in life, too, but since that is unobtainable, I am resigned to finding it only in my reading.
I also read the ends of books when the middle gets too scary—will the character...
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Mar.17.2010
March 17
Suit up, Show up
I stand naked, paralyzed, unable to reach my intended destination or any destination at all. Goose flesh is no real motivation and I am reluctant to use the prod having only produced resistance and reversals with past applications of this weapon. Entreatment might...
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Mar.13.2010
March 13
Wax On
“Sometimes a dish is just a dish,” I said to my sponsor.
“Yes and sometimes it is the world away, which you hold in your hand,” her reply.
I stand at the sink and try to wash the dishes when I am washing the dishes. I try to drive the car when I drive the car. These simple...
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Dec.15.2009
Being “present” in the moment is not always an easy task for me. Even when I am out walking, as I breathe in the crisp air, my mind wanders, thinking, turning ideas or worries around, until I realize that I’m passing by the pretty flowers and blue skies. They at least pull me back to the moment for...
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Nov.29.2008
Over twenty years ago, I went to a therapist who worked for a very popular HMO in the Bay Area. Times weren't flush, so I saved a huge bundle by going to this fellow, handing over my ten dollars instead of 80. The idea of bargain hunting for one's mental health is pretty damn bizarre, but I didn'...
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