We were lucky to find a convenient healthy breakfast when traveling last year
Over the past few years, the wellness habits I had established have for the most part disintegrated. Since my husband Neil and I have been working at home, we have struggled with keeping a good routine and not letting work take over our lives. And unfortunately, his back injury put us on more equal ground when it comes to dealing with chronic pain and maintaining wellness. When you want to improve your sleep, diet and exercise routine, you find yourself in a chicken or the egg situation. Where to begin to stop the crazy train? We’ve decided to pick a few things to focus on: getting up earlier, breakfast, and morning exercise.
Continue reading “Wellness Makeover: Breakfast”
Posted in chronic pain/illness, healthy diet, stress management, Wellness Makeover |
Rare evening walk in Falls Park
There have been a number of reasons why I haven’t blogged for almost two years – yes, TWO YEARS! In future posts, I’ll talk about some of what has been happening in my life. One of them is that I got way off the path in my quest for good self-care. I feel like the typical woman who has fallen prey to the old putting myself last strategy. I’m worn out and fed up with not feeling as good as I did a few years ago.
It’s one of those things where I kept waiting for the stress to subside, for things to get less busy, etc… but it is obvious that “less stress” is never going to find me, I’ve got to find it. Since the combination of my 2009 injury and the more hilly terrain in our new city has been a part of my self-care struggle, I’ve decided to get an electric-assisted bike to help me get out and exercising.
Continue reading “Finding a state of wellbeing”
Posted in exercise, stress management |
I want desperately to be a green-thumbed person. My spiritual worldview is largely centered around connectedness to nature. The knowledge that I tend to kill plants makes me feel like some kind of unnatural menace. When someone gives me a plant as a gift, I smile but I’m thinking “No! For the love of God, don’t leave that defenseless living being with me!” I tell the story of the nice plant that I took with me to college. It spent the semester dying and then was brought back to life during the breaks when I brought it home where my mother took care of it. Ironically, I can seem psychic when around my cats, but I’m completely out of sync with plants.
Continue reading “Brown Thumb Confessions”
Posted in spirituality |
Life has a funny way of moving forward whether you are ready for it or not. I’ve been wishing for a pause button ever since the semester started. I can see myself saying, “Wait, wait, just give me a sec, I’m coming!” Of course, my tendency towards perfectionism isn’t helping. Gotta do it right and not skip anything. Hah! Talk about futile.
As with many things, I’m out of sync with one of my favorite TV shows, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. I watched the September 25 episode this morning while bustling around the kitchen and eating breakfast. The segment on the retirement of Harvey Cox particularly caught my interest during the interview:
ABERNETHY: Meanwhile, especially in Christianity, Cox sees a shift away from beliefs and hierarchies to an emphasis on individual faith.
COX: I call it an age of the spirit, the yearning for some kind of personal experience, even the yearning for some kind of, let’s call it, an ecstatic encounter with God or with the divine.
Continue reading “Playing Catch Up”
| Tagged labyrinth walking, Spiritual Practice |
View of falls and Liberty Bridge at Falls Park in Greenville, SC.
This year my life has been a whirlwind of challenges and blessings, culminating in our move to Greenville, SC. I’m grateful to live only a short drive from my parents now. It’s interesting to transition back to the East Coast after 18 years in Southern California. I’m excited to get back into the rhythm of the seasons. I’ve been looking forward to walks along the paths in Fall Park. Ironically, I fell and sprained my ankle just a few weeks after we arrived so I have yet to enjoy those walks. I picture myself walking the paths in my mind though as I’m healing!
Continue reading “Settling into a new life”
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