I am right where I need to be

Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings-that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.

Buddha

Gratitude

I am thankful for so much.

a healthy family
a clear pathology report for husband
all of our friends and family
the support we received from all this summer + fall{we are still in awe}
laughter
good food
energizing music + chill music
Saul
sunshine
trips
the chubby squirrel that has no tail that lives by me
yoga
art
sweet treats
green plants{my little alligator plants are doing great Stephanie!}
books
HBO shows{I'm enjoying The Wire right now}
adventures
rocks
lying under the trees
chapi chapeau
thrift stores
blue skies
non-judgment
camping
the free fax the guy at the print shop gave me
coffee + tea + vino
...and so much more

Enjoy your holiday. Love to all.

move your body

good for the heart. good for the soul. good for the body.
this week is yoga, tennis and running.
we like trail running. {the Quaking Bog at Theodore Wirth is nice}
how about you?

This is London by M. Sasek

Miroslav Sasek's illustrations are delightfully charming. I would love to collect the series.

Saul

The other day Saul was in the car with us and meowed as we drove by a Toxic Hell, uh, I mean Taco Bell. We told him, "Oh, you don't want go there. They'll turn you into chalupas. No. No. Saulupas." Hee hee.

{photo by good ole Adam and adjusted by me}

those stairs

Right this way

could not stop laughing...

I was a painter one summer...

{via Daily Grafik}

Trad to Mod

I happened upon this sturdy, clean-lined chest of drawers and knew there were possibilities. I kept it simple. After a thorough scrub, sanding and three coats of whale gray, it is just what I needed!

YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME

Many Ghosts

Oh Happy Day

The piece above is titled Oh Happy Day. My inspiration for this piece was BloomaUganda, whose mission, in conjunction with Off the Mat Foundation, is to raise funds to build a Shanti Uganda Birth House and Learning Centre. This is crucial as 150 women die each week due to childbirth complications. Last week we headed to the Gala and Oh Happy Day was auctioned off for the cause and went to a new home.

This week, I am headed to two donation yoga classes to benefit BloomaUganda: Thursday, November 19, 7:45 PM, Chakras with Nan and Sunday, November 22, 7:00 PM Voda Vinyasa and Vino. Care to join me and support a great cause?

the good stuff

my neighborhood framed in yellow
my cat got mail + treats...from the mailman
pancakes with bacon + chocolate
sunshine
a stick + a metal fence=xylophone
layers + legwarmers
Citizen Cafe
creating new art for the BloomaUganda Gala {wait 'til you see!}
Mighty Leaf Tea
organization {gracias, Lauren}
someone chased me down to return the mitten I'd dropped
hot, lathery showers
family dinner when our schedules align
sunflowers
silver nails
happy hour yoga
honking geese
a trip to the playground
the breeze through the window

A New Earth

Recognize the ego for what it is: a collective dysfunction, the insanity of the human mind. When you recognize it for what it is, you no longer misperceive it as somebody's identity. Once you see the ego for what it is, it becomes much easier to remain nonreactive toward it. You don't take it personally anymore. There is no complaining, blaming, accusing, or making wrong. Nobody is wrong. It is the ego in someone, that's all. Compassion arises when you recognize that all are suffering from the same sickness of the mind, some more acutely than others. You do not fuel the drama anymore that is part of all egoic relationships. What is its fuel? Reactivity. The ego thrives on it.

Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth

Busta Move

Time for a challenge!
A Push-up Challenge.
I need to psyche myself up for this one.
Push-ups every day to get my farm girl muscles back.
Anyone care to join me?