> Articles by: Ann
Date registered: January 19, 2012
Mar
28
One of the troubles with getting older is not that we have bones that creak—although they do; it is not that the print on the menu gets smaller and smaller—although it does. It is that we seem to lose the ability to look at things anew—from a different point of view, to look at something …
Mar
27
There are many ways our lives intersect with the challenges that surround our existence, with issues that effect us personally and those that touch us strongly. The trouble with succeeding in creating equality lies in the assumption that not being the same means not being equal.
Mar
26
There is a lot to be said for taking comfort in the familiar. I rarely travel and not look forward to coming home to my own bed, my own kitchen, my own routines. That said, I’ve rarely taken a trip and held regret. I love to travel because I like to see something new and …
Mar
25
Last year my running friend and favorite landscaper planted three Japanese maples for me. They stand erect at the front of my house and the moment their roots became planted in the earth, I felt the power of their presence. They are not just trees, at least not to me. They are my warriors. They …
Mar
24
One of the aspects I so enjoy about living in North Carolina is that spring arrives on time. Even early…some years. It is not unusual to experience a warm sixty degree day in February. Unlike many things in life, spring in our corner of the world is typically pretty reliable. The short cold and rainy …
Mar
23
My local library has a policy where they no longer alert you if a book you checked out is overdue. They wait for you to appear, perhaps sheepishly, and then whack you with the reality that the ‘free loaner book’ just cost you three dollars and twenty cents. I never grumble at the fee I …
Mar
22
While we are in the third month of the year, we are truly at the beginning of the evolving process of growth and change. Spring is the foundation for all things to grow, nurture, and manifest. Appropriately, spring is associated with the element of earth. Spring is when we can start to shake off the …
Mar
21
Twenty one days before the spring equinox several of us set a goal to do the practice of the Mother Sequence or Five Poses of our choosing everyday. Our desire was to usher in spring by getting stronger in both our bodies and our minds during the final days of winter. But living in a …
Apr
27
A tiny bud of a smile on our lips nourishes awareness and calms us miraculously. It returns to us the peace we thought we had lost. Thich Nhat Hanh Asking my students to smile at the end of class and give gratitude towards their wonderful bodies may seem trite or insignificant at times. But the …
Mar
12
Burning the candle at both ends is a saying that we refer to when we are working so frenziedly to keep all the plates spinning, all the ducks in a row, all deadlines being met.