The season of spring is vigorous and forceful because things have to grow. We need to move like the wind and in fact, wind is the weather of spring. Spring is the the color of bright green, the element is wood, and the organ is liver. Liver’s partner is the gall bladder. Anger is associated… Continue reading Liver spring
Category: health
Yin Time
Winter is a great time to meditate, or if you don’t like that word, you can just be quiet for a bit. Let’s shine up our kidneys this winter with support and self care for our life force. I once had a sad roommate. In the winter, there was no fire in the fireplace. As… Continue reading Yin Time
Stay clear of droplets
It’s a new virus! Brand new! This is a non-sciency post, based on science by scientists and epidemiologists about the novel (new) coronavirus. The name of our new virus is: SARs-CoV-2. No one calls it that, it’s so formal. There is a whole family of coronaviruses, and we have known this family since the mid… Continue reading Stay clear of droplets
What makes this a sacred moment?
This won’t be a linear story. When it was over, I walked away and saw a rainbow between two clouds. I went to the Oregon Pain Summit 2020 this past weekend in Lebanon, which is surrounded by pastures of sheep. A bunch of healthcare professionals got together and talked about how to take care of… Continue reading What makes this a sacred moment?
Needs of the people
Yesterday I served Quaker Oats to Quakers! I’ve always dreamed of this. It started as a joke, as most good ideas do. Me and Penny, of the hospitality team, made an oatmeal bar, a place to put oatmeal into a bowl, then add toppings. Choices were: peaches, raisins, chia seeds, bananas, walnuts, apples, brown sugar,… Continue reading Needs of the people
What are we turning into?
Under the right conditions, we change, transform, become something else. I didn’t read Ovid’s metamorphoses, but I think the take away is that everything is turning into something else. I take this literally, like maybe things are and do change right in front of us and inside of us. Change is happening around me right… Continue reading What are we turning into?
Perseveration
Perseveration can bring heated thinking, frustration, and even anger. It’s not very fun. There is a lot of perseveration around and I think we need to cool it. I notice there is so much concern about if something is right or wrong, good or bad, healthy or unhealthy. Health and lifestyle and social understandings aren’t… Continue reading Perseveration
Mindfulness beats placebo
I watched three hummingbirds sitting still near the feeder this morning. If they can stop, so can I. Technology is addictive, so I am working on more mindfulness and less electronics. I started the morning by sitting in my front room by the window. I heard dog tags jingle in passing, bird talk, car tires… Continue reading Mindfulness beats placebo
Juxtapositions
I heard a hawk’s cry come through a starling’s beak. It was a perfect imitation. Messages come through however they can. Sometimes to break up monotony. Other times it’s a specific insight. Still other times, it’s just funny. We need juxtaposition to mingle and jostle healthy brain activity. I think this is true but I… Continue reading Juxtapositions
how i grew into my career
Check it out: I got to blog on someone else’s blog!https://www.incipitcareer.com/incipitcareer-the-blog I once worked as an editor, finding mistakes. I didn’t like having to look at things critically all day long. I think it’s a fun project, like a puzzle for some, and at times I felt that way. I just realized it wouldn’t enhance… Continue reading how i grew into my career