Category Archives: Everyday Dharma

Facebook, Family and Friends

By nature, I don’t consider myself a stalker.  I’d like to believe that I respect people’s privacy and that I have excellent boundaries about personal space.  However each time I log on to Facebook, I am taunted with gossip-bytes from … Continue reading

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Gaia and The Girl: Hang out with the Breath …

As an outgrowth of my novel In The Lila and the Gnani Chronicals that have been percolating for the last few years … I have embarked on a new category for my Not So Shaggy Dog Stories called Gaia and … Continue reading

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Days of our Lives

When I was growing up I longed to be a soap opera actress.   I sometimes tease that in fact I did — I have a mysterious illness, a dysfunctional family and a hot steamy sex life with my leading … Continue reading

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The Eye of the Needle

For the most part my mono-vision is working out very well.  I can see things at a distance and at arm’s length without a problem.  I notice that I tend to hold books a little off to the left (where … Continue reading

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10 Minute Silent Meditation

I filmed three meditations on July 24th trying to get one clip that I could use to submit to the global project “Life In A Day“.  But the Universe had a different idea of raw footage.  Our camera decided that … Continue reading

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Lounge Lizard

Most of the little lizards in our yard are the  Western Fence Lizard, also known as the Blue Belly lizards.  It is really quite striking to sit near my window in the morning and see one crawl up on the … Continue reading

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What time is it?

The long days of summer have begun. I suppose it was about time perhaps, as it is the first week of July. This is the first week that my kids are working longer hours at summer camp and my grad … Continue reading

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Missing Mother

It’s the second Mother’s Day to pass that I grieve the loss of my mother.  She hasn’t died, to the best of my knowing.  She simply stopped calling, stopped receiving calls, changed her residence and likely her phone number either … Continue reading

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The Dishes’ Dharma

“To my mind, the idea that doing dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you aren’t doing them. Once you are standing in front of the sink with your sleeves rolled up and your hands in the warm water, it … Continue reading

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