I’m pretty happy with my stat’s this past year. Even though the goin’ was slowin’, the numbers on the screen doubled from the year before. I don’t know what that means, but seein’ as i’m believin’ the times look good. Communicating with others thru the medium of blogging certainly does bring up some ethical, moral, and curious conditions. The three top posts have remained the same for a very, very…
Category: <span>self-promotion</span>
I was cleaning out an old file drawer the other day and came across the award certificates I received during winter/spring 1993. For, me these pieces of paper symbolize a few of my most heart-felt achievements. I won three Toastmaster’s Speech Contests in a row, qualifying me to compete in a state event. It was quite an experience and the memory of it continues to provide me with confidence and…
One of the precepts of yoga (fromthe yamas & niyamas) is svadhyaya, a Sanskrit word loosely translated as self-study. Swami Kripalu, the wise sage from India that inspired the creation of Kripalu Center in MA, says that “self observation without judgment” is the highest form of yoga we can practice. The Sanctuary is a place to practice. Since 2002, The Sanctuary has been a host to yoga classes, astrology workshops,…
I’m thinking that it was probably sometime around 1953-54 when I fell off the chair and hit my head in Nursery School. When I ‘woke’ up, the world felt different. People were standing around me making a bit of a fuss. I felt fine…….it’s just that everything *felt* different. They sent me home to my mother immediately. (Or maybe she came and picked me up? Details are fuzzy………..it was…