My first paid job (aside from babysitting, and helping family friends with a coat-checking gig at a local hotel when I was 13) was dishwashing in a nursing home. I was a model employee: smart, learned my tasks quickly, hard-working, conscientious… and each shift I finished much earlier than my employer expected. So they kept [...]
Tag Archives: contemplation
sweeping
Posted in cleaning, contemplation, home, housework, mindfulness, rituals
Also tagged cleaning, eco-friendly, floors, green, sweeping
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glimpses of heaven
This past week has included one of the hottest days on record – ever – for my city. I’ve been sweaty and uncomfortable and crampy and cranky and headachey and many nights I haven’t felt like writing, but I’ve done it anyway. Strangely enough, this week has also been full of moments of pure bliss, [...]
Posted in animals, contemplation, soul, spirituality, wellness
Also tagged inspiration, personal development, personal growth, spirituality
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how i pray
I was going to call this post “How to Pray,” but that seemed inappropriate. I can’t give you an exhaustive overview of prayer, or even tell you the best way to pray. I can only share what I’ve tried, and what I’ve found to be valuable. I’ve mentioned that I grew up in a praying [...]
Posted in contemplation, prayer, rituals, wellness
Also tagged how to pray, new age, prayer, spiritual practice, spirituality
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be still
This is a photo of my meditation cushion. Please don’t let it intimidate you. The fact that I own a meditation cushion isn’t any indication of how good a meditator I am. To be honest, I’m awful at meditation. Probably my only saving grace is that I do it every day. Even if only for [...]
Posted in contemplation, rituals, wellness
Also tagged meditation, silence, stillness, zabuton
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seclusion
I realize that I’ve been spending days and days talking about home as a retreat from the world. I guess that for me, that’s the most important part of home. Home feels like a place that’s fundamentally different from all the other places that I go – even other people’s homes. I wonder how much [...]
