> Articles by: Ann
Date registered: January 19, 2012
Sep
28
Over the fall, I have taken on a traveling adventure across the great United States. To see places I have not been, to meet people I do not know, and to stretch my comfort level in ways I have not done. My car is loaded with more supplies than most families of four would require …
Sep
14
If a person is fortunate in this life, they love the work they do when they are doing it. I love teaching yoga and what’s more, I realize I love it when I am doing it. One of the reasons for this has to do with the people I am privileged to teach. Several times …
Aug
31
With the final holiday of summer we are reminded that it is time to go back to work. The long days are beginning to shorten and we should return to routine: put that nose to the grindstone, crack those books wide open, and adhere to all the rest of the cliches and sayings. The transition …
Aug
10
On the hundred and sixtieth anniversary of Walden it seemed appropriate that I started the morning sitting alone on my porch before daylight. While I was wishing for the clouds to clear so I could catch a glimpse of the emerging super moon, I remained enthralled by being part of the world while so many …
Jul
30
I I believe a little change is good thing. Change is good because it challenges us and often helps us open up to new ways of thinking or processing old thoughts. But change happens often in small amounts like collecting loose coins, slowly the change accumulates to larger amounts.
Jul
13
I heard the comment yesterday: “The summer is flying by!” Of course the reality is, all days contain the same number of hours and if you consider that there is more light right now than the rest of the year, the days are in some ways longer. Yet, the season can seem to fly on …
Jul
04
The summer turns warm and I remind myself not to complain. The winter was so harsh I bartered with the weather gods—promising that I would not complain once the heat finally took the place of single digit temperatures, winds that teared my eyes to frozen strands, and layers of ice that made my driveway a …
Jun
24
Math has never been my strong suit and yet I think about prime numbers as I hit one this year. A prime number is only divided by itself and one. Somehow that seems appropriate for the woman who is not a part of two and often the third or fifth or seventh wheel—all prime numbers. …
May
10
When I moved into my house more than four years ago, I thought a lot about the yard. I thought a lot about how I didn’t want to cut grass. I thought about how I wanted a garden all of my own. But I was nervous, for many reasons. First, I carry a lot of …
Apr
11
Here’s the thing: Death and Taxes are still a known quantity. Since I’m not dead, I’m paying taxes. That is really fine with me. I think we should all pay our fair share…and perhaps then some. It actually works for me because I play this trick in my mind that I imagine all my tax …