Since the idea entered my head to ride my bike ~560 miles in Canada next summer, I’ve been preparing. I’ve been preparing myself by riding more. I’ve been preparing my bike by going to the St. Pete Bike Co-op and fixing it collaboratively with the awesome mechanics there. And I’ve been preparing for the trip itself by getting camping and other gear together. Occasionally I’ve been switching out bike gear for things that work better.Read More »Junk in the Trunk
On graduation day of yoga teacher training, our instructor had us make a prayer arrow (more here).Read More »Rituals
A few years ago in a galaxy … well, in this galaxy to be honest … productivity would have exclusively meant analyzing data, writing a publication, grading papers, or doing something else school/work related.
Nowadays, productivity can still look a little like that. I definitely work on lesson plans in the evening at least a few nights a week.
This weekend, I was productive, but it looked a little different.
Last week was a loooong one. Four a.m. came a little too early all week long after being off for more than a week preparing and recovering from Hurricane Irma.
Whatever that means…
I was able to return home Monday afternoon. I returned to a power outage and a medium-sized puddle on the floor. Nothing to fret too much about.
I was grateful to return to a home and to sleep in my own bed.
I woke up this morning to rain and air that is a little breezier than it was yesterday. I checked the weather and the storm has moved a little closer to us, and maybe a little further west.
It’s still quiet. Read More »The Rains Have Come
Yoga (i.e. asana) is supposed to help align your body with your mind/spirit/whatever. It’s supposed to be a reflection of how you deal with the real world. Maybe you are faced with a particularly challenging pose. Do you face the challenging, sticking with it no matter how much it begins to hurt? Do you automatically choose a resting pose and fall into that? Do you try it, and then take a resting pose once you realize you need it? Do you do the same thing in your regular life?
The sun is shining. There’s a small breeze. It would just be another day in Florida if Hurrican Irma weren’t making her way north.