one woman's personal thought lab
This rainy day feels like a good one for me to pour my heart out a little bit. Nothing despondent or anything, just something I was thinking about. My husband loves the mountains. He grew up here on the (Canadian) west coast where they've always been in sight. He was watching the documentary This Mountain … Continue reading No Joy Without Suffering
Things a bit busy at the moment and I didn't plan ahead, so no "real" post today. I'm grateful for: Opportunities to write (when my daughter is sleeping and other tasks can be put off until later)Access to good booksHaving enough (i.e. everything I need to live and care for myself and my family)A supportive … Continue reading This Is Not a Blog Post
My goal, again, is to eat sugar in mindful moderation and buy only fair trade. This past weekend I failed pretty badly. I definitely went beyond what I would call "moderation". And there was precious little mindfulness involved in the eating. In fact, I hardly stopped to think at all before having that piece of … Continue reading Dealing with Failure
It was raining in Vancouver yesterday (today, as I write) after a long stretch of sunny weather. I'm glad the plants in our yard got a nice, refreshing root-soak. But it's a bit harder to keep my toddler busy and happy on a rainy day. Thankfully we have a stroller with a very effective rain … Continue reading Banana Dates Turmeric
External and Internal Cues I think it’s time to step back and look at the context of my cookie monster cravings. What are the triggers or cues in my environment that make me start to think about eating sugar? Being in my kitchen (we keep chocolate in the cupboard, and sometimes ice cream in the … Continue reading Sugar, Sugar Everywhere
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