Miss Whitney–I paid her a visit
“You’re lucky when you live in California, where the million dollar views are free.” * A wall of granite and the most amazing azure as backdrop.Check her out! Talk about fantasy novels in 3D. I read little fantasy, but thought I was in one many times during this 16 hour hike on Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48 states and just a few hours northeast of us. Kista, my trail boss (really I love what I learn following in her footsteps!) and I set out at 4 am August 2nd with the aim of summiting Mt. Whitney around 11 the same morning. The Whitney Portal’s...
Read MoreMetta In May
Hi my friends. Metta is the practice of loving kindness, both sending and receiving this gift. Last April I decided I’d give this a try for the month of May. I recall the physical calm, a sense of freedom in my mind, and most profound was the warmth and openness happening in my heart. The heart is the seat of our greatest understanding of how we co-create by accepting and allowing, softening and expanding. Our inner speech, I believe,calls events into existence and shapes our experience of life. Let our words be loving. Why not take a little time each day to experiment, connect with and...
Read MoreBeing a patient patient
Recently I discovered two life altering incredible projects, a medical research one and a documentary film that together, just might change diabetes care for good! I will attach the link below so you can watch the trailer for yourself. It’s called Patient 13 and it’s chronicling a huge advance in public health care. http://www.patient13thefilm.com/ I am completely enamored with this for several reasons and want to gather excitement from any other interested corner of existence that I can! 1. I have lived with type 1 diabetes for almost 25 years and would love to see a cure for...
Read MoreOn listening or not to our heads
I want to be thought provoking, this is why I write others, to engage and inspire, yes? A great exercise in and of itself I often imagine. Well a favorite commentator/writer had a piece on NPR yesterday, Andre Codrescu, entitled “An Argument For Living The Inner Life Without Your Own Thoughts” and it totally rang hilariously true for me. (Posted on January 29, 2013, 3 minutes long) So, he doesn’t miss his thoughts, when he’s got the axe and he’s chopping away, realizing the “rhythmic exercise is a wonderful thought suppressant!” Opening his piece...
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