Driving into work this week, I listened to a podcast interview with Abby Greensfelder, the Executive Producer of LFG. Though the US Women team has won four World Cup titles and four Olympic gold medals they are paid much less then the men’s team. Per regular season game, players on the women's team earn 89 … Continue reading Best Thing This Week: LFG
Monkey Brain vs. Monk Brain
Lately my monkey brain has been working overtime drudging up narratives of shame, comparisons, anger, victimhood and complaints. One morning this week the monkey started before I got out of bed, quieted down while I did yoga and meditated and then returned with a vengeance as I got ready for work. My fiery nature was … Continue reading Monkey Brain vs. Monk Brain
Necessary Evil
When I was in high school I viewed each day spent in classes as a necessary evil before basketball or volleyball practice. I did not enjoy spending all day sitting and listening, particularly to things that bored me. I discovered this way this way of thinking has stayed with me. When the pandemic hit, my … Continue reading Necessary Evil
Mantra Monday: Liberty
I am free. It’s literallymy name, and it’s taken 46 years for the slow dawning of what this means to surface.I am free to be who I was created to be, whether or not others like or approve. I am free to be as weird and wild as I want. I am free to try … Continue reading Mantra Monday: Liberty
Mantra Monday: Caught Red Handed
It was 10 a.m. in the small, urbane grocery store. I was looking at organic produce that I would use for my morning green juice. I guess I got a little excited because a friendly, female voice said, “That is a happy dance.” I did not realize that I had done a little wiggle in … Continue reading Mantra Monday: Caught Red Handed
A Real Summer
When my brother was in high school, our parents told him to get a summer job. My sister and I had held summer jobs to start saving for things we wanted and for college, so it was only natural that they would expect the same from him. Brother saw things differently and introduced the concept … Continue reading A Real Summer
Jealousy
I’ve had friends ask me if my old horse gets jealous when I work with my new horse. I don’t know the emotional range of horses, but I do know that the old one knows when he had been retired. Jubilee My Dad used to ride a beast that I called the Magnificent SOB. His … Continue reading Jealousy
Mantra Monday
Mantras and affirmations are a part of my daily practice. I like to recite my ever evolving list of four to six mantas as part of my meditation practice. I keep my current affirmation list on my phone and on a post-it note on my desk at work. When I feel myself becoming frustrated, agitated, … Continue reading Mantra Monday
Buck Norms
When I was four-years-old I made two announcements: 1. I was an adult and would be treated as such, and 2. I was not going to have babies so I did not need a daddy. I was going to raise puppies. Everyone thought that was cute, but I was not kidding. As I aged, I … Continue reading Buck Norms
Wednesday (Not Wordless)
For the last two to years I have wanted to do a sunrise paddle. Last Saturday I made it to the lake in time to enjoy the sunrise from land. Being on land allowed me to stalk this heron. And capture her flight. Once on the water, it was wonderful to only be sharing the … Continue reading Wednesday (Not Wordless)
