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This week, I’m grateful for the little things. Discovering the google maps “drag to change route” feature that let me ask it to take me to Depot Town via Washtenaw instead of I-94. Zingerman’s Bread. Every now and then I have this thought “what would I miss if I moved away from Ann Arbor.” The…
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A new acquaintance at my meditation center handed me this rudraksha bead. Anu divided up a necklace that had been her grandmother’s, and she gave individual beads to members of a group of 20s-30s folks who meet in a sadhana circle once a month. She opened her purse to pull out a bag holding a…
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I made a resolution and an intention for 2008. The intention is the higher goal, the filter I’ll use to make decisions (“will this action/purchase/choice help me to live in gratitude?”). I would suppose that the resolution would be more along the lines of a tactic or an action plan. I made them in the…
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I thought a lot about my resolution this year. I’d like it to be challenging, but not obviously impossible so I don’t set myself up for failure. I decided I’m going to work on better enjoying my weekends. I like the structure and the rhythm of the workday. It organizes my restless energy in a…
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I completely got away with something this year. I gave my husband something that will actually improve my own sanity and well being. Dave and I get along, but we have pretty different leisure pursuits. He likes first person shooter, sports, and car racing computer games. He also watches some movies and TV shows I…
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Nerf darts pepper a whiteboard, originally uploaded by Own Page One. So my work laptop’s hard drive died last week, on Thursday, my first day back after the holiday. I had dropped it in June and it was predicted the hard drive would go as a result, so I had tried to be mindful about…