Category: Spirituality
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Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving is coming; it’s time to destroy my diet. But, of course, that’s a lie; my self-control and I haven’t been talking for years. My diets over the years have never survived the holiday season anyway. It starts when my wife habitually buys Halloween candy way too soon. So we…
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God’s Not a Mets Fan
“Just look at that young man in that cowboy hat,” she whispered to her husband. “He should remove that when he’s in church.” “Times change. Younger generations don’t seem to care,” her husband replied indifferently. Then, suddenly objecting, “How come it’s okay that women can wear big fancy hats? Doesn’t…
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The Beautiful Word
“The light in me celebrates the light in you.” The first time I ever heard the word “Namaste” was–fittingly–at the end of my very first yoga class. The teacher said it and the class repeated it back to her. I instantly liked the word. It sounded as if it was…
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My 14 Day Challenges: 50 Percent Success!
I just finished a 14 Day Meditation Challenge and I am happy to say I only missed one day and dozed off on two other days. Not bad for a slouch like me. Alas, my 14 Day Plank Challenge was a wash. The best news here is that I can do this…
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I start MindSpace’s “14 Day Meditation Challenge” today
I have been meditating most days now for about six months, but I want to step up the practice to everyday. Currently, I am meditating every weekday afternoon in the the dressing room in my work’s bike room. It’s loud, but the fan noise and dripping shower faucet gives me…
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Yoga to fit your personality
This nifty chart come from Yoganonymous.com. I would like to say I am Vinyasa, but I am probably more Kundalini.
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Observations From the Mat #3: My Transformation
When looking back at how I became more in touch with my body and mind, which lead me to lose 20 pounds, as of this post, and begin meditating, there are certain watershed moments and critical people that have contributed. Without a doubt being diagnosed with Degenerative Disk Disease and…
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Five things to do before breakfast for a happy day
Okay, so on work days I don’t eat a breakfast per se. I have a biscuit or a croissant with my coffee during my morning break around 9:30 a.m–about four hours after I get up. I know I should be eating right when I get up so perhaps that will…
BURGER SCOOT 