This is the gong that rings more times than I can count each day during a 10 Day Vipassana Meditation course. Note that it is called a “course” as opposed to a “retreat”. Those 10 days of my life were no holiday. I cried, I sweat, I suffered, I smiled, and I walked. I did [...]
Archive for the ‘Understanding’ Category
12 Apr
10 Days of Silence and Nothing
Yet another move is ahead of me, and this one I’m doing solo. This move is free of trucks, boxes, tape, food, work, books and music. Thank goodness. It’s free of all of the stuff that clutters my life and distracts me from living life itself. It’s free of complex thought and free [...]
17 Mar
My Sustainable Future…
In my sustainable future, No Frills will be a farmer’s market. Wal Mart will host trade-ins, where you pay with credits that you’ve earned for bringing “stuff” back. No one will work more than 30 hours away from home a week, and that work will be meaningful, inspiring, fulfilling and will always contribute to the [...]
24 Aug
Eat, Pray, Love, Love, Love
Last night I saw the movie Eat, Pray, Love, based on the Elizabeth Gilbert book. At first, this had been a film that was a definite ‘yes’ on my list of films “to see”, and then I read some pretty relevant criticisms of the film and thought, maybe not. When I was living in Sweden [...]
3 Aug
Week #4 in the Ashram: Escapes and Exams
Shortly after writing the week 3 post of my Ashram experiences, Dylan arrived at the Ashram and we escaped early Saturday morning to attend a dear friend’s wedding in Haliburton, Ontario. Lots of driving, little sleep, a sip of wine, black tea and sugar (all things I had not been exposed to for 3 weeks) [...]
7 Apr
Are you ever alone and Should you be?
I wondered how often dog owners are alone. Or have their consciousnesses adapted to include the dog
I wonder if it is better or worse to have a constant companion always in your presence. This could be a dog, a partner or a child.
And I wonder how often mothers are alone.
Like, really alone. Where no one knows where you are, no one is expecting you, you’re not responsible for anything, you’re not concerned about the time and you’re able to think very deeply, naturally and without interruptions, forever if you felt like it. Sounds like you’d be in a vacuum doesn’t it.
7 Jan
Life is like….winter driving
How the decision of which lane to drive in relates to the paths we choose in life.
