Category Archives: Living Fully
Good Stress
They say stress is a killer. But I think no stress is equally deadly, especially as you get older. If your days slip by without any highs or lows, without some anxieties and pulse-quickening occurrences, you may not be really … Continue reading
Posted in art, Living Fully
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Sowing
As you sow, so shall ye reap. Well, not always. About 36 years ago — during the first rainy season after we bought the land — Andy decided to sow some clover to build up the soil on our clearing. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning, Living Fully
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Leisure
Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, and domestic chores. It also excludes time spent on necessary activities such as sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education. —Wikipedia How much leisure do you have in your … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Not Exactly a Lawn
Andy has sprinkled some grass seed around, and some of it is coming up after the recent rains. Grass will be struggling for a few years because the fire burned all the organic matter in what little soil we … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Living Fully
Tagged grass, humus, New Mexico, paitience, persistence, plants, rain, rainy season, regrowth, rocky soil, sowing
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More Roadwork
It was raining heavily when Andy came down Friday afternoon, so there was a lot to do on the road yesterday. He had already arranged for Orlando and Ron to work on the road this … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully, Taking Risks
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Good Visit
Kaitlin, Torben, Sammy, and Montana came Monday evening. They’ve been staying up on the land, and we’ve been having a good time. Here are a few pictures: They will leave tomorrow morning. In the meantime Happy Fourth of July … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Good Timing
Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. Thursday was the hottest day so far here — the temperature on our porch reached 98.6° that afternoon. I know that’s not so bad for some of you, but I tend to wilt in … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Fire!
Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. The wildfire season has started here in New Mexico. That’s not surprising given that most of the state is suffering from extreme or exceptional (even drier) drought. See the drought monitor here. Here’s a … Continue reading
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Throwing Paint
Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. I came across the Kaye quote last week, shortly after Ursula wrote, To me he [Jackson Pollock] and his technique is a symbol of what we all do: Throwing paint pots at the canvas … Continue reading
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Creative Force
Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. Last week I mentioned the book, The Path of Least Resistance — Learning to Be a Creative Force in Your Own Life by Robert Fritz. Another book I had read and liked had suggested … Continue reading
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