I am tired. I am hungry. I am unmotivated. Even as I type this, my fingers feel as if invisible weights are taped to each sluggish knuckle. My hair sits in a messy, unbrushed, balled-up twist; a “messy bun” if you will, which is slowly becoming my creepy, new “signature style.” As I slouch in…
Tag: mindfulness
Mindfulness in Nature: Fascination and Awe
I went to the arboretum near my home the other morning for a hike and to clear my mind which has been particularly busy these days. I hadn’t been there in a few weeks and the change was nothing short of amazing. At the end of April I enjoyed getting lost there amidst the green…
Yoga: Gaining and Letting Go
Yoga?! Meh… It’s too slow to be a great work out. I could never twist around and bend like “that.” I’ll break my neck trying to do a headstand. I can practice mindfulness without hitting the mat. I’m too (shoulder slump) old… Wrong, wrong, wrong, and oh-so-very-unbelievably wrong. As it turns out, my deep dive…
The Butterfly Effect: Mindfulness and Our Role In a Bigger Picture
Feeling insignificant? Powerless? We all do from time to time, especially when situations large or small seem to be spiraling out of our control. Our inability to make things the way we want right now, or the helplessness we feel when reading about current events can make us feel like specks of dust being tossed…
Tricks to Enhance Your Mindful Walk: Identifying and Naming
Ah, language. Isn’t it great? Through speech and through writing we convey complex messages for infinite purposes. Words help us inform, comfort, instruct, warn, entertain, question, and commiserate. But first and foremost, it is through language that we label and name. Classification: /klasəfəˈkāSH(ə)n/ noun. The action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities…
Progressing Mindfully: Going the Extra Mile
I love to walk in the morning. There is nothing more invigorating than a burst of fresh outdoor air to oxygenate the brain. Add the surge in adrenaline and endorphins (and with luck, a nice sunrise), and I am ready to take on the day. Usually, time permitting, I complete one or two miles. It’s…
Lucky or Unlucky? Decide for Yourself
Feeling lucky today? If so, why? If not, why? Believe it or not, your current situation or circumstances don’t matter. It is your perception that determines whether or not you are fortunate, charmed, blessed, or indeed lucky. This idea became crystal clear to me the other day when a seemingly unfortunate experience left me counting…
Raising Lifelong Learners: Fostering a Thirst for Knowledge Outside of School
“Lifelong Learner.” It has a nice ring to it, no? (I’ve always been a big fan of alliteration.) It is one of my favorite educational catch phrases, and one I admit to attaching to many of my own professional bios over the years. It implies an unending curiosity and ability to absorb information. The defining…
Osmosis
Osmosis… According to Merriam-Webster, osmosis is defined as, “a process of absorption or diffusion” or the less sciency definition, “a usually effortless, often unconscious assimilation.” It’s a sciency term most often used to describe the way tangible substances combine with and absorb one another. As a school librarian, I’ve often heard the phrase “learn by…
Walking the Walk
So here I am, back to the blog after a full calendar year, ready to reflect on the wonder of walking wordlessly a while for wellness, without wasting energy worrying about WordPress work (Ha!). I have always loved language. Reading and writing have been passions of mine for as long as I can remember, enabling…
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