As I was wobbling and falling all over the place last night in my hot yoga class (yes, I’ve been doing this for two weeks now), I got to thinking, “This is so wrong. I think I’m going backward.” How do we designate parts of our life wrong or right? And how many “wrong” things […]
Nauseous or Nauseated? (and a Joshua Radin Song)
You know I got your back, right? Well, I’m letting you in on a little secret, or so it seems, because I very rarely hear or read the word nauseous used correctly. That includes published books. You’d think the editors, after years of experience, would catch it. Granted, there is some discussion as to Has […]
Fearlessness and the F Word
Last night I took my second hot yoga class at Breathe Yoga Studios. 90 minutes in a 100-105 degree room. 26 poses, done twice. You may have heard of Bikram Yoga, and this would be similar. There are places on the web where you can sign up for 30-day Bikram Yoga Challenges, and everywhere, you […]
Thursday Gifts
Every once in a while, I like to share newly found quotes that I’ve recently written into my journal. Their subjects are wide-ranging, but they’ve somehow managed to speak to me. Quotes work the same way poems do, I think. They’re succinct, wise, and somehow offer up a fresh way of looking at things. They […]
Spilling Open
Wow. I just finished the most amazing book. I’m eager to share it with Liliana when she’s old enough. I think this would become one of those books that acts as Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret did for teenaged girls way back when. What a relief, what a revelation–when you realize that someone […]