Monthly Archives: June 2011
Up in Smoke
June 24, 2001. Taken from outside of town. June 25, 3001. Taken at the edge of town. The above two pictures were taken of a fire in a national forest by Santa Fe, across the valley from us. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Change
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Forgiveness
How do you feel about forgiveness? What do you mean by the term? To me it simply means not letting resentment poison my life. If there’s nothing I can do to remedy a situation, or to prevent the person who … Continue reading
Posted in Focusing Our Attention, Living Fully
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Sniffing Around
One reason dogs are my role models is because they know how to enjoy themselves. They don’t worry about wasting time. They also like to explore, sniff around and follow their noses. I do too, albeit in my own … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Living Fully
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A Happiness Equation
To be truly happy we need to focus on quality – on the region of overlap.To be truly happy, we need to be pushing these circles closer and not spend energy on necessarily making them bigger. Makes sense? —Maya, … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Wasting Time?
Wilf, used with permission. As I lift Wilf into the back of the car he has a look on his face that says “Time that you enjoy wasting, was not wasted .” —Angus, Wilf the PONS Discovers France: Life … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Living Fully
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What Happened to the Mountains?
Los Alamos used to be a beautiful town, nestled up against the tree-covered Jemez Mountains. Those trees burned in the 2000 fire, so the area isn’t nearly as beautiful now. But still, it was a shock not to be … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Exuberance
When Kaitlin and Torben remodeled their house they wisely included a mud/dog room. The dog in the picture is their new puppy, Montana, with the fruits of her efforts. The white fluffy stuff is the inside of her bed, which … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Keeping Out of Ruts
Evan recently mentioned that the important thing is to keep out of ruts. For me that’s easy…I play with electronics and the technology keeps changing. Before when I went on a trip I packed my audio cassette and/or CD … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning
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