Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Perceptions
If you are not mindful,
you will believe that your perceptions,
which are based on prejudices
that have developed from the seeds of past experiences in your store consciousness,
are correct
When we have a wrong perception and continue to maintain it, we hurt ourselves and others...
We should always ask ourselves, humbly, "Am I sure?' and then allow space and time for our perceptions to grow deeper, clearer, and more stable.
From Thich Nhat Hanh
you will believe that your perceptions,
which are based on prejudices
that have developed from the seeds of past experiences in your store consciousness,
are correct
When we have a wrong perception and continue to maintain it, we hurt ourselves and others...
We should always ask ourselves, humbly, "Am I sure?' and then allow space and time for our perceptions to grow deeper, clearer, and more stable.
From Thich Nhat Hanh
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Bad Blogger
It has been a long time since I wrote here. This is very similar to when I kept a journal. I would start out all gung ho and then, nothing....
Lots has been going on in my life...
Luke is learning and growing. He now crawls everywhere, pulls himself to standing, and cruises the edge of the sofa. It won't be long until he is walking ! I have to be very careful to move everything out of his path including our cat Cali. Luke is fascinated by Cali and chases her down the hallway. Needless to say Cali does not want Luke's attention. On Friday night we took Luke to out to dinner to a loud Japanese restaurant. He loved all the people, the noise, and the colors.
On Sunday I finally bought an iPhone. It is such an amazing little device. Waiting for an appointment or in line will never be boring again.
Lots has been going on in my life...
Luke is learning and growing. He now crawls everywhere, pulls himself to standing, and cruises the edge of the sofa. It won't be long until he is walking ! I have to be very careful to move everything out of his path including our cat Cali. Luke is fascinated by Cali and chases her down the hallway. Needless to say Cali does not want Luke's attention. On Friday night we took Luke to out to dinner to a loud Japanese restaurant. He loved all the people, the noise, and the colors.
On Sunday I finally bought an iPhone. It is such an amazing little device. Waiting for an appointment or in line will never be boring again.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Hope ?
I have been infuriated by the latest news about banks that received TARP money from the Bush administration. It seems the greedy, self aborbed executives at Citicorp and other companies still feel they deserve all the perks they got before the bailout. Citicorp has agreed to pay the New York Mets $20 million a year for 20 years for naming rights for the new Mets stadium. Wells Fargo had scheduled a twelve day trip to the Wynn Hotels in Las Vegas for execs and top producing employees. Citicorp is going ahead with the baseball thing but Wells Fargo felt pressured to cancel the Las Vegas trip.
I felt a little hopeful yesterday when I heard President Obama's speech about holding these companies accountable for the way taxpayer money is used. He is going to cap senior executive salaries at $500,000 for banks that receive substantial help. Sounds fair to me. But, evidently Wall Street thinks that capping salaries will create a brain drain from those companies that need leadership the most. On NPR a Wall Street compensation consultant said that more than a 1000 employees at Citicorp make more than half a million dollars a year ! Maybe one of the reason these institutions are failing is that they pay some employees too much money !
I felt a little hopeful yesterday when I heard President Obama's speech about holding these companies accountable for the way taxpayer money is used. He is going to cap senior executive salaries at $500,000 for banks that receive substantial help. Sounds fair to me. But, evidently Wall Street thinks that capping salaries will create a brain drain from those companies that need leadership the most. On NPR a Wall Street compensation consultant said that more than a 1000 employees at Citicorp make more than half a million dollars a year ! Maybe one of the reason these institutions are failing is that they pay some employees too much money !
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Yosemite Weekend
Jim and I spent a lovely four day weekend in Yosemite.Although there was snow on the ground, the temperatures were in the mid 60's- perfect hiking weather. Friday we hiked to Nevada Falls and then over to Mirror Lake. On Saturday we hiked to the top of Yosemite Falls and towards Yosemite Point. The trail was totally snowed over so we made our way the best we could. The highlight for me was a picnic on the Wawona Hotel lawn on our way home. The hotel is closed for the season so we were the only people there. It was really special sitting on a quilt I made sipping wine and eating cheese with my favorite man.
Yosemite Weekend
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
One Week
It has been a week since President Obama's inauguration. I have not been paying too much attention to the news this week because I have a fear that he may not be all I hope. But here is some good news from the Sierra Club Insider about Obama's first week as our 44th President.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Dream
The dream of my life
Is to lie down by a slow river
And stare at the light in the trees-
To learn something by being nothing
A little while but the rich
Lens of attention.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
God
I like this Alice Walker quote from one of my favorite books " The Color Purple":
"God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it. And sometimes it just manifests itself even if you are not looking, or don't know what you looking for. Trouble do it for most folks, I think... Yeah, It. God ain't a he or a she, but a It."
"God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it. And sometimes it just manifests itself even if you are not looking, or don't know what you looking for. Trouble do it for most folks, I think... Yeah, It. God ain't a he or a she, but a It."
Monday, January 12, 2009
Where Did the Weekend Go ?
We had a very busy weekend. Friday evening we took down the Christmas tree and then had dinner with Tony and Nick at Soup Plantation. Nick came home to play a few games of Sorry.
Saturday was spent on a Habitat for Humanity build. Jim and I spent most of the day taping drywall seams in the attic. I was really afraid of the plywood boards resting on the rafters that I had to walk or crawl across to do my job. The ladder was sort of scary too. Learning and conquering fears is the best part of volunteering for Habitat. It is amazing that a bunch of volunteers, over several months, can build a home for a family. Jim and I had a small piece to do but without help the project cannot move forward.
In the evening we went to a Belgian Beer Tasting party at Edie and Mike's house from church. We bought a ticket to the event at the Service Auction in October. Instead of selling stuff, the majority of auction items are events at church people's homes. We had a wonderful evening sampling the beer and visiting but I woke up Sunday morning with a bit of a hangover from drinking six different beers.
Sunday we went to church and then took Christina to pick up her new car, a 2007 Ford Fusion. It is very beautiful. Afterwards, we went to Santa Monica to walk around.
Saturday was spent on a Habitat for Humanity build. Jim and I spent most of the day taping drywall seams in the attic. I was really afraid of the plywood boards resting on the rafters that I had to walk or crawl across to do my job. The ladder was sort of scary too. Learning and conquering fears is the best part of volunteering for Habitat. It is amazing that a bunch of volunteers, over several months, can build a home for a family. Jim and I had a small piece to do but without help the project cannot move forward.
In the evening we went to a Belgian Beer Tasting party at Edie and Mike's house from church. We bought a ticket to the event at the Service Auction in October. Instead of selling stuff, the majority of auction items are events at church people's homes. We had a wonderful evening sampling the beer and visiting but I woke up Sunday morning with a bit of a hangover from drinking six different beers.
Sunday we went to church and then took Christina to pick up her new car, a 2007 Ford Fusion. It is very beautiful. Afterwards, we went to Santa Monica to walk around.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Zion at Christmas
Nick, Jim, and I had a wonderful trip to Zion National Park over Christmas vacation. Zion is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been with lots of great hiking and scenery. To see the canyon covered in snow was magical. Visit my Picassa Web Albums to see our vacation pictures.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
New Cell Phone
I gave Christina my cell phone because she broke hers AGAIN. Vanessa gave me Doug's cell phone to use. When I turned it on this morning my list of phone numbers had merged with Doug's list. His phone numbers show what he what he was dealing with the last year of his life- oncologist, radiologist, blood lab, pharmacist, Blue Cross helpline. Funny how life changes what you need to speed dial.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
2008 Memories and 2009 Things to Come
Friday Five asks readers to list five things you remember from 2008 and five things you are looking forward to in 2009. Here are mine:
2008 Memories
1. Birth of Luke my first grandson on August 22. He is perfect and it is fun to be a grandma. And seeing what a great mom Christina is to Luke.
2. Doug's illness and death on October 10. It is a sad memory but also happy because I got closer to Vanessa, my daughter, and met so many of Doug's friends that cared so much about him. And getting back in touch with my parents.
3. Hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up.
4. Having a nice glass of wine with Jim in the evening.
5. Hanging out with Nick, Tony, and Vanessa.
Coming in 2009
1. Luke learning to walk and talk.
2. Taking a road trip this summer to the Tetons and Yellowstone with Jim.
3. Yosemite at the end of January- snow, hiking, cross country skiing.
4. Making our backyard garden even better.
5. Inviting friends to dinner at our house.
2008 Memories
1. Birth of Luke my first grandson on August 22. He is perfect and it is fun to be a grandma. And seeing what a great mom Christina is to Luke.
2. Doug's illness and death on October 10. It is a sad memory but also happy because I got closer to Vanessa, my daughter, and met so many of Doug's friends that cared so much about him. And getting back in touch with my parents.
3. Hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up.
4. Having a nice glass of wine with Jim in the evening.
5. Hanging out with Nick, Tony, and Vanessa.
Coming in 2009
1. Luke learning to walk and talk.
2. Taking a road trip this summer to the Tetons and Yellowstone with Jim.
3. Yosemite at the end of January- snow, hiking, cross country skiing.
4. Making our backyard garden even better.
5. Inviting friends to dinner at our house.
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