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Now/I am almost entirely love
Saturday, June 16, 2018      22 comments

This morning I came across this wonderful poem by American poet Hayden Carruth: new to me (and, I think, quite as marvellous as Mary Oliver -- another great American poet). "Testament" captures something of my current mood -- Partially a re... Read more
Indoor Gardening!
Friday, June 15, 2018      19 comments

Very little opportunity to garden at my house so far this summer with the major exterior renovations still underway (yes yes: it WILL be lovely!! Eventually!!) But gardening (and this is despite my seriously arthritic hands which make me fe... Read more
How's it Going? 3PGC and Weight
Thursday, June 14, 2018      22 comments

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ual.asp?blog_id=6497655 Linked above is an earlier blog about the application of the Three Principles to weight issues. (And yes, that blog in turn linked to three ... Read more
Green green golf
Tuesday, June 12, 2018      29 comments

Perfect temperature: slightly cool in the shadows of the trees. And then the warmth of buttery sunshine on the fairways. The smell of freshly mown grass. Bird song: yes, that's the oriole! The sound of water sprinklers and (occasionally!) th... Read more
Mud bath
Monday, June 11, 2018      33 comments

The kayaking was lovely! Kingfishers and dragon flies and yellow water lilies in bloom. But the water level was quite shallow, even for our flat bottom kayaks. When I ran aground, I had to get out. And sank almost to my hips in thick mu... Read more
Kayak!!
Sunday, June 10, 2018      26 comments

Warm sunny day . . . and the first real opportunity this spring to get out in the kayaks. Here's the plan: We'll load the kayaks on the car, head out for a little mooch around with our binoculars in an area just north of the golf cou... Read more
Mid-Point
Saturday, June 09, 2018      19 comments

Really enjoyed the responses on yesterday's EQ quiz blog. And (yes, I cannot help but wonder) whether those who were "more successful then me" in hitting mid-point scores WOULD have done so if I'd posted the quiz and only in a subsequent b... Read more
EQ and Mindfulness
Friday, June 08, 2018      30 comments

Attended a really interesting professional workshop Wednesday on the relationships among meditation, mindfulness and emotional quotient, with a focus on reducing unhealthy stress. The presenter was terrific and had us all try a questionnai... Read more
Three Wrong!!
Wednesday, June 06, 2018      32 comments

Oh yeah. Three Trvia questions wrong in 1 day before I got three right!! Gahhhhh. Junior Mints or Sno Caps: who cares? (I never eat 'em.) Gahhhhh again. Pesticides worse on strawberries or grapes: who cares? (I wash 'em.) Ga... Read more
SO cold here . . .
Tuesday, June 05, 2018      22 comments

. . . anticipated high just 13C (which is only a bit more than 55F). Brrrrrrr. Looking for something a bit warmer to wear, pants and a jacket plus closed-toe shoes!! Painter guys called last night: not coming today, too cold to work... Read more
The Three Principles and Weight Loss: Shout Out to SERIOUSLIM
Monday, June 04, 2018      13 comments

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al.asp?blog_id=6497440 I know, I know -- yesterday's PTSD blog was "the last one". But: people here are primarily interested in weight loss, right? And Sp... Read more
PTSD: 3PGC # 3 Dr. Bill Pettit
Sunday, June 03, 2018      18 comments

OK: last blog for now on the Three Principles: Mind, Consciousness and Thought and the rich rich resources provided free online by the 3PGC (Three Principles Global Community www.3pgc.org/ ). The three principles? Min... Read more
Anxiety: 3PGC # 2
Saturday, June 02, 2018      21 comments

www.3pgc.org/photos-vide
os/details/?m=1052 What's the flip side of confidence? Probably anxiety, or fear. (My big insight for 2017, fuelled by exploration of Jon Gabriel, was how pervasive fear can be, arising from Ad... Read more
Confidence
Friday, June 01, 2018      23 comments

A Sparkie friend recently introduced me to the 3PGC community www.3pgc.org/ 3PGC stands for "3 principles global community" which has been evolving since about 1972: and the 3 principles are mind, consciousness and thought.... Read more
Trivia A???
Thursday, May 31, 2018      23 comments

I started out the month of May, first day, with mistakes on Trivia. And then made more mistakes. But but but but but -- I do believe that I have ended the month with something like 91% right!! And that would be "good enough" for a rare Tr... Read more

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