I write about yoga, walking, and conversations to help us know where we are.

Writing Style Misdemeanors

Writing Style Misdemeanors

Dear friends, colleagues, and neighbors~ Thank you for including me in your bright communications—I am delighted to read them and consider your offerings. Due to the preponderance of communiques with stylistic misdemeanors, I am compelled to offer my unsolicited...
“Be Careful.”

“Be Careful.”

Why in the name of Heaven does this get said to me? A LOT. Not just my mom. Enough that I’ve begun the process of Wonder Why This Happens and I’m Annoyed. Am I…not careful? Do I have a…reputation I don’t know about? Whenever Something Happens, 99% of the time it’s on...
Go Ahead and Obsess

Go Ahead and Obsess

We must be wired to obsess. I’ve been watching myself run through temporary obsessions, and I figure you do too. It makes sense—how else would anything big and cool get done? Art, elaborate buildings, landscaping, engineering jets, biological research, anything...
A Confession

A Confession

I want to confess how much I don’t know what I’m doing. Yeah, probably not a surprise to you. It became clear (again) after the last Thoreau event~ some of you were even there. The idea seemed pretty cool. I skimmed Walden, the Bhagavad Gita, and parts of the Vishnu...
Oh, So What.

Oh, So What.

It isn’t even a question any more.  At first, a little rude.  Abrupt.  Still, I’ve found myself saying this lately.  At first, I didn’t intend to because it is a little peremptory.  Sort of a don’t argue and get over it. THEN something...
The Wobble

The Wobble

I’ve been having a Leave the Quest Test lately.  That part in the story where someone wants to go home, like the Hobbits dreaming of second breakfast. Or when Han Solo gets fed up with young wanna-bes and takes back his ship and agency.  You know, wanting it...