de die in diemde die in diemA progressive Christian who writes about God, meditation, Ashtanga yoga and life. Articles
It?s All About Love
2007-07-27 18:04:00 Dear friends I know and friends I have yet to meet, I write about life, of course; my particular flavors include Christianity from a liberal perspective, meditation, yoga (Ashtanga!), family and occasionally books, writing or gardening. Now and then, political and current events will be tossed in to add a bit of spice. I would love for you to visit my new blog site ... More About: God , Love
The Taskmaster Meditates (Woe To You, Part II)
2007-07-25 23:29:00 The “unloading of the unconscious.” Sounds innocuous enough. Well it isn’t. It Damn Well Is Not. Thomas Keating uses this term to describe the healing process wherein, as a result of consistent meditation practice, all your carefully concealed garbage presents itself for the world to see. It’s like a coming-out party for the two-headed step ... More About: Part , Mast , Task , Aster
Woe To You
2007-07-24 23:36:00 if you come across me and I’ve skipped my morning meditation. So if you see me coming with a frown on my face, eyes drawn in and vacant, flee. On second thought, it’s hard to tell if fish eyes are drawn in and vacant. . . . Honestly, I hardly ever skip, because I know . . . The ... More About: Christianity
I Made A Deal (And: An Apology)
2007-07-20 22:57:00 I was thinking of telling my husband I would write every day if he practiced yoga every day. It would be a big, big bribe. It would be a big, big bribe because, although I wanted him to practice and nothing else seemed to be motivating him, I wasn?t entirely sure I wanted to go ... More About: Deal , Made , Apology , Ology , Polo
Let?s Play Musical Blogs: I?ve Moved My Site!
2007-07-19 22:53:00 My blog is now at: http://www.gartenfische.com/ After MUCH gnashing of teeth and biting of nails and pulling of hair, I’ve managed to get my blog moved. I lost the comments that went with my last post, though, in the process. :( This has taken more time than it should have, which is why I haven’t been writing ... More About: Musical , Play , Blogs , Site , Al B
A Book Worth Reading: Maybe Even Buying
2007-07-18 06:02:00 I’m reading Anagrams (1986) by Lorrie Moore, who puts together words so beautifully and unpredictably that I keep finding myself chuckling while reading?gloating over her cleverness as if it were my own. She dances close to the line of out-clevering herself, but never quite crosses it. Mostly, I think, over and over, I wish I’d ... More About: Buying , Reading , Book , Worth , Wort
Like Mother, Like Daughter II (Or: Sounds Like Somebody I Know)
2007-07-13 23:58:00 J. arrived yesterday afternoon laden with watermelon and cantaloupe, bless her fruit-loving heart. She was in an Everything I Do Is Mediocre mindset. Of course, everything she does is NOT mediocre?but I still had to stop myself from saying, What’s so terrible about being mediocre? The last thing a 21 year old wants to ... More About: Sounds , Mother , Daughter , Like , Some
Like Mother, Like Daughter
2007-07-12 23:35:00 Had an appointment with my homeopath today. She always manages one pithy comment that really catches me. I was saying, “I don’t know why I worry so much about my daughter; you’d think she was a drug addict or a homeless kid.” She said, “You worry about her because she’s like you.” I had to ... More About: Mother , Daughter , Like
Yoga Shmoga
2007-07-11 20:19:00 Some days I want to smite yoga right off my list of Main Loves. I never fully understood what people meant when they talked about love-hate relationships until my forays into meditation and Ashtanga yoga. I either like something or I don’t like it, and even though there might be neutral items/people/activities, it’s ... More About: Christianity , Yoga
Pedaling Furiously
2007-07-10 21:18:00 I’m new at this, so it’s inevitable I would make some mistakes. Like not noticing the little checkmarked box on the Options page that says, “Users must be registered and logged in to comment.” Ah well. Live and learn. I hope that anyone who might have been turned away will come again, as the ... More About: Furious , Pedal
I Don?t Know Beans
2007-07-09 18:50:00 about God and if somebody says they do, I am very skeptical. (I didn’t make that beans bit up, it came from Annie Dillard in For the Time Being). The itsy bitsy specks I know about God come from my own experience, and since God doesn’t make a habit of speaking to ... More About: Christianity , Beans
I?m Really Skinny?No, REALLY Skinny
2007-07-07 23:27:00 I know it?s verboten to complain about people commenting on your weight if you?re skinny, but I?m going to do it anyway. I was at Coldwater Creek one day buying a dress and the woman at the counter felt a need to tell me, ?You?re really skinny.? Oh? I hadn?t noticed. I said, ?Yeah.? She ... More About: Skinny , Really , Ally
Steady & Sweet
2007-07-06 17:52:00 It seems that The Plan will work, as long as I keep the appointment and am on my mat at the agreed upon time. Yesterday, I recited the chant, stood in tadasana for a bit to see how I felt and decided I would do three suryanamaskaras. So I did. Then I thought, I?ll do some backbends and I did ... More About: Sweet
All The Damage I Wish To Do Today
2007-07-05 18:44:00 One night recently, my daughter and I were at the park playing frisbee (the frisbee has a light in it). We stopped after a bit and were standing around when she turned on the light and stuck the frisbee under her chin, grimacing, like people do with flashlights to look scary. It reminded me ... More About: Today , Damage , The D , To Do
The Kiss Of Death
2007-07-04 02:45:00 Confessing that you’re a Christian in certain circles can be harmful to your social life. Yoga circles? Watch conversation come to a complete stop. Tired of talking? Wanna take a breather? Just intimate that you’re a Christian. You can almost hear the breath being drawn in like very bad ujjayi breathing. Everybody looks away like you’ve ... More About: Christianity , Kiss , Death
My Plan
2007-07-03 06:49:00 I have a new plan for my practice. Don’t know if it’s a good plan, yet, but it’s a plan. On the days when I am not practicing with someone else, I will get on my mat at a regular time (I’m thinking 5:00). I will do the chant and then be quiet for a ... More About: Plan
St Francis In His Garland
2007-07-02 17:52:00 St. Franc is wearing his Campanula garland in my garden. Isn’t he pretty? (I didn’t rearrange the flowers, either.) More About: Garland , Francis
Drop That Bone Dammit!: wherein Gartenfische explains why she goes through
2007-07-02 04:15:00 I light my candle and I’m sitting there in front of Jesus as I do every morning, (okay, it’s only a picture of Jesus). I’m letting go of thoughts, returning to my breath. Aaaaah, so peaceful, so right. And then, just when I’m feeling pretty smug and well, good, at this, the inevitable happens?a juicy thought ... More About: Bone , Fisch , Where , Plains , Drop
Seeing Through Rose Colored Glasses
2007-06-30 02:12:00 We are off to a friend’s Name Day party in a bit, but I haven’t had a chance to write my blog for today (and I have such good intentions?not necessarily to write every day, but I wanted to do it today), so I’ll do it quickly. I did get in a good yoga practice today ... More About: Rose , Glasses |
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