> Articles by: Ann
Date registered: January 19, 2012
Apr
03
It’s the fourth year I’ve done it. The weather seems to know to cooperate. But this year so did my favorite landscaper, JR, who called and offered an unscheduled clean up the day before. So the weather was not only perfect, but the yard was looking ripe for working in. The weather and the yard …
Feb
03
There once was a runner I knew who had taken a lot of time off but decided to do a marathon within weeks of returning to the streets. I was curious how this was going to occur without injury, without pain. He said he was relying on muscle memory. His muscles, he said, knew what …
Jan
13
On New Year’s Day many of us gathered in our town’s Center City Park for our own MedMob…a large group of well intentioned folks who wanted to spread their loving kindness through guided meditation. Since that day, the paper has run a few editorials. The positive ones outweigh the questioning ones, but they all make …
Jan
02
On New Year’s Day many in our city came together to do our own MedMob…a meditation for the masses by the masses. We have been doing this for three years so far on New Year’s Day when the time is ripe for sending out our metta, or our compassion, concern, and loving kindness. The cold …
Jan
01
Last night as many folks awaited the dropping of the ball in Times Square, or the lowering of the tortilla in Arizona, or the peach in Georgia, or the live possum (yes, possum) in North Carolina, I was far into dream land. I was pretty certain the new year would come along whether or not …
Dec
21
Today is the shortest day of the year and by the time you read this, it may have already ended. What that means is longer days are ahead. More light will be ours as one day unfolds into the next. Darkness can be troublesome for many people. More and more I have come to think, …
Dec
05
The fog outside encases the mountains that surround this little area of Virginia. The thickness of humid air drapes a damp cloth over everything. I don’t mind the warmth a few weeks short of the official start of winter, but a winter chill is expected. The cold air is what should be happening. Sometimes I …
Dec
02
My mother used to recite an old saying to remind me that as different as people can be from one another, they all have similarities. “They put their pants on one leg at a time, just like the rest of us.” No matter the varying talents and the variety of accomplishments, the reality is that …
Nov
04
It seems every week the students in my yoga classes teach me something. Last week we worked on releasing the deep groin muscles, but in the confines of an hour class, with little props, I had to make due. My objective was to give a taste and then encourage them to try the poses again …
Oct
28
Maybe it is the cooling evening temperatures or the long drawing shadows as the light begins to fade earlier. In addition to these annual changes, it feels like something larger is happening. I feel a shift. I see friends going through very challenging times—