A Mindful Life

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On Top of the World

On Sunday, the idyllic weather beguiled us, so we pulled our copy of 101 Hikes in Northern California: Exploring Mountains, Valleys, and Seashore and considered our choices. Hiking here requires a lot of stamina, because practically every trail requires a steep vertical ascent. We selected a trip to Fremont [...]

Take care of yourself — you never know when the world will need you.
–Rabbi Hillel

Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: It transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural and spritual; and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity.
–Albert [...]

When I brought Sophie home at the age of six weeks, Stella adopted her. Stella had been a momma at least once, so she knew what to do. She carried Sophie around by the scruff of Sophie’s fuzzy neck. Sophie would suckle at Stella’s belly, even though there was no milk. [...]

Occasionally I pick up a few extra hours at my job by working on Saturday night. The company has a weekly “kid’s night,” where parents pay to leave their children for four hours so the kids can play computer games, chess, table tennis, and draw, while also snacking on pizza and soda.
While [...]

While I was out this evening, playing with children (and earning money at the same time!), the veterinarian called. My husband talked with her, and here’s the news: Sophie’s tumor was benign. Hurrah! Considering its size, location, and the odds, this is luck, or grace. She still has a heart [...]

This excerpt is from a post that explores the difference between discernment and inflexibility as it pertains to aging. I recommend the entire post, which is linked below.
People sometimes believe elders made a choice years ago and refuse to try anything new. They are wrong. We are not inflexible at all. What we are [...]

Does anyone know how to create a weight words list? I have the code below, which I found by following the trail from Bookish, but the instructions on the website are extremely minimal for a geek wannabe like me. I’ve tinkered with it (put it in an index table as instructed) but alas, [...]