Tag: mindfulness

Un-mixing it up

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, February 14, 2025 Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.  – A.A. Milne I have a friend who is an expert at Mind Mapping, which is a personal visual representation of starting with a central idea and…… Continue reading Un-mixing it up

Holiday superpowers

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, December 20, 2024 “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein Almost 40 years ago during off-season, before it was monitored or had many — if any — rules or restrictions as a climbing area, we pulled into the Indian Creek Campground, about three hours…… Continue reading Holiday superpowers

Simplicity itself

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, December 06, 2024 “Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.”  -Henry David Thoreau When my daughter was about six years old, a neighbor had a few girls over for a playdate and did something so brilliant it became a touchstone for me: With nothing to offer in the way…… Continue reading Simplicity itself

Cotton candy, chutes and ladders

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, June 21, 2024 “Because of this inner busyness, which is going on almost all the time, we are liable either to miss a lot of the texture of our life experience or to discount its value and meaning.” John Kabat-Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living The bottom line? It’s kind of a mess.…… Continue reading Cotton candy, chutes and ladders

Detox redux

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, May 10, 2024 “Broccoli is incredible. It can prevent DNA damage and metastatic cancer spread; activate defenses against pathogens and pollutants; help to prevent lymphoma; boost the enzymes that detox your liver; target breast cancer stem cells; and reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression.” – Michael Greger  It’s springtime, an…… Continue reading Detox redux

Dragons and heroes

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, April 26, 2024 “In a ruined and toxic future…” — Apple TV promo for a new series “We’re our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.” — Tom Robbins In my 20s, I worked in the rights department (sales of excerpts, quotes, cover art,…… Continue reading Dragons and heroes