This morning has been a mixed bag so far. I woke up with an unsettled mind, and I just can’t shake it off. For now I need to accept its presence, make friends with this state of mind and be with it. Though I do wish that I could take off for the day and be by myself!
2019
A first try at Japanese Calligraphy
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
I quite pleased with the simple Landing Page that I have added to my website. The calligraphy I created using the Zen Brush 2 app on my iPhone. Update 5/20/2020 - I have now moved my website to a new home, and so that page is no longer available. But here is the image that I was referring to.
One of the things that I like about being an introvert is being happy and secure in my own company. In fact sometimes I have to be careful that I do not get too comfortable with that. I do have a family and friends after all! I sneaked in a past #mbnov word for good measure. 😁
Listening to the Always Sunday playlist on Apple Music. I like it. Different and mellow enough for a Sunday morning.
I love meeting new people and the company of others, but as an introvert I sometimes just need to be alone. Please don’t take it personally. At times it is simply a need that I have in order just to be in the world.
I didn’t wake up until 7:30am this morning. I very rarely sleep that late, but boy I feel better for the rest.
Ella Fitzgerald feels like a good fit to a slow, wet Saturday. 🎵
Saturday morning rainbow.
My step-daughter’s french bulldog, Bronx, is completely woebegone with out his owner around.
Sometimes wet, overcast Saturday mornings are just what the doctor ordered.
The house falls so quiet when the hum of the refrigerator stops.
When I lived in Wales there was an old, hollow apple tree in which one year a couple of Tawny Owls raised their young. The adults were secretive. However one evening, sitting very still and a little way away, I saw an adult fly down to feed the little fur ball chicks.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 →
Things that I don’t give a second thought about might be difficult or uncomfortable for others. Those things that might be part of my everyday life, ie sitting quietly while driving with no music on. Awareness is the key. Checkin with others. Ask what their needs are.
Every day I face the challenge of not distracting myself. Of running to places to abate those feelings of resistance to the task in front of me.
After writing this blog post today, I pulled Steve Pressfield’s classic the War of Art off the bookshelf for a big reminder about resistance.
Letting the outside in as the rain pours.
The first heavy rains of the autumn/winter season. Puddles forming. Thunder in distance.
Distracting myself - taking small bites
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Those days when I can’t seem to find focus. My mind is looking for ways out. I can feel the resistance to what needs to be done. Time is wasted doing that which does not need to be done, following links on websites, reading that which is interesting but not necessary right now. I write this as much to remind myself of what I need to do when resistance creeps into my life.
Using Airplay to play music out of my Homepod while still playing out of my MacBook Air as well. I feel as though I am surrounded by Gregorian Chanting right now.
Listening to Gregorian Chant: Songs Of The Spirit while I work. 🎵
All has been quiet around us for the last year, and then suddenly in the last month work has started to build two separate structures on neighbouring properties. A house on one, and a garage on the other.
Ha! While I was working in the garden today I was composing a post for microblogvember. I had something almost ready to go, but now find that I was using the wrong word. I was using separate, but it is superb. So quickly, what a superbly productive day it has been in the garden!
When I see the 625 users who @macgenie is following who I am not, it gives me an idea of the size of the micro.blog community.
Reflections through the glass.
Being British I enjoy drinking tea, but I am very selective about what type I drink. Living in the US now my main drink is coffee, of which I am also selective, but I’m pleased to have discovered Teadog, a lot of UK sourced teas, for those times when I want a good cup of tea.
What I am learning from Microblogvember
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Microblogvember is a challenge that is taking place on the micro.blog platform through the month of November 2019. Each day Jean MacDonald, Community Manager at micro.blog, uses a random word generator to get the prompt for that day, which she then shares with the micro.blog community. Those taking part must then write a post containing the word. I decided to take part. Why? The short answer is because I wanted the challenge that would push me to post each day.
Patterns of nature. Broccoli, a November harvest.
During heavy rains, torrents of water carry mud, branches and whatever else is in its path into the ocean, causing the water to become murky. Best then to stay out of the sea until it clears. The dirty water can be a breeding ground for illnesses, or a hiding place for sharks.
A short video of Gabor Mate, author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, speaking about addiction and its relation to emotional pain. For me it speaks to how much society gets addiction wrong, and I see the results of that in Maui’s local jail.
The challenge of sticking my neck out and stepping just beyond my comfort zone. Of making a stretch, ie doing something that is not so far from where I am comfortable that I don’t do anything, but still pushes me so I am doing something that is beyond where I normally sit.