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When I made my bed this morning, my kitty Mika was actively involved in every minute of it. No matter where I moved or what my hands were doing, she was right in there, walking all around, putting her head in everything, just becoming part of the whole process. It was a real dance and…

I have had a love affair with Japan going on for many years. All things Japanese – the food and cooking, the culture, language, and all the beauty of so many places there have held a real fascination for me. As I have gotten older, meditation and mindfulness have become bigger parts of my life…

I moved into a new apartment a year ago. It was a move meant to downsize my living space and to give me the external structure to work on building a simpler life. It turns out that was a great thing for me to have done. I have been so happy in this new home…

I love pickled vegetables. I’ve talked about how I really focus on making sure my meals have both high protein and high fiber foods in them, and doing that means I eat a LOT of vegetables. That’s no hardship – I love almost all vegetables and I enjoy preparing and cooking them. And one of…

I am so lucky to have the bounty of food available to me that I do.  I think about that every day and I don’t ever want to take that for granted.  I appreciate all the wonderful foods I can use to make up my meals, and in each of them I see and appreciate everything that…

It’s evening now, and I was just thinking that I’d had a really good day today.  Another simple day at home, it was one where I again enjoyed the freedom to do whatever I wanted.  And it was a day filled with good things.   I started the day as I always do, reciting my morning gatha as I…

Sometimes I struggle with wanting to push forward in doing something when it’s not the right time.  It’s always been in my nature to drive forward, to take action as opposed to sitting still and waiting.  Taking action in a way that is part of following the flow of life is something that takes me forward in…

I hope you feel the rain today!

Sometimes in my simple life, a quiet day is just that.  Not putting a whole lot of things in the day, just spending time in reading and reflecting, writing and meditation.  Tea is very often a big part of a day like that for me.  Tea is a wonderful thing. I have a reputation among my friends for…

I woke up this morning and was lying in bed, slowly getting ready to get up.  Then the lights flickered for a minute and went out.  The power was out.  I waited a few minutes and it didn’t come back on, so I resigned myself to the uncertainty of how long I would be without power on this…