On Health and Illness

On Health and Illness

We’ve been having a summer of hot, smoky days with apocalyptic, orange skies. Fires in Central Oregon and British Columbia first were the cause for unhealthy air quality. Then a fire set through careless behavior began in the Columbia River Gorge, once again...
How I Start the Day

How I Start the Day

Today’s my birthday and it has been a momentous week. It began with a solar eclipse, my final notice of my certification arrived from the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and I’ve taken the day off from teaching and clients to just enjoy the...
Why I Wake Early

Why I Wake Early

Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who make the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and crotchety– best preacher that ever...
Changing Plans

Changing Plans

Last week I’d intended this week’s post to be about what I call “The Productivity Trap”. Sunday I spend time writing a draft, a little revising, then finalize on Monday and publish. Only here it is, Monday night, no post ready. If I was still...
Growing into Wisdom

Growing into Wisdom

For nearly 20 years I cultivated a career in technology. I became a specialist in maintaining systems used to produce complicated reports, like financial statements, from large data warehouses. I was very good, I earned a six figure income, had fantastic healthcare...