notes to self: slow down when we eat. we eat too fast & too much and then we feel sick afterwards. case in point: cheese last night. nobody should eat that much cheese. nobody. i don’t care if it was tallegio & brie. our body didn’t need or want that much – i don’t care [...]
wow. i had no idea i was so stressed. i realized recently that i had little to no ability to deal with social interactions or regular work stress. everything was making me irritable and cranky. this weekend i shut down. saturday, we went to our monthly potluck and i barely raised my head or had [...]
i’ve not read much of my personal email, haven’t posted anything of substance, and haven’t really been *present* online, lately. i haven’t journalled. i haven’t meditated. and this morning, i was red & blotchy. self diagnosis: i’m stressed. even more evident is that i landed smack dab in the middle of a life lesson that [...]
today’s practice is on dreaming. this week’s theme, however, is about finding our own personal center of calm and peace: Personal centeredness gives us the inner peace and calm to respond to situations with nonviolent means. Building that inner center is the first act of peace making. i don’t feel like i’m a particularly violent [...]
today’s practice is on caring. According to Peter McWilliams, “Nonviolence toward the self is caring for oneself. It is what the Greeks call reverence for the self.” Real caring is not just what we say, but what we do. Make a list of at least five ways that you can take better care of yourself. [...]
