Category: mindfulness
-
The courage to be disliked
I recently read the book The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. It was recommended to me by my daughter, who also recently read it. It is a book which is a combination of psychology and philosophy. It is structured as a Socratic dialogue between a young person and an older…
-
Walking
I just moved (back) to Colorado this week and I have been exploring my new neighborhood by walking. One of the nice things about Colorado is that the sun shines a lot, even in the winter, so taking a walk in the afternoon is a great way to get a bit of exercise, since my…
-
Sunset walk
I am very fortunate to be able to work from home with a very flexible schedule. Last week one day I noticed that it was probably going to be a beautiful sunset, so I took a break and walked to the fields where there is a great view of the sunset. I took several pictures…
-
Roxanne
In the summer of 1998 I attended a music academy in Los Angeles for a week. I had met some of the teachers at the Percussive Arts Society Festival in Iowa earlier that year and impressed them, so they offered me a free ride. I just had to pay to get there and for a…
-
Book Review: The Wild Path
Last week I travelled to Panama for a work trip, which was an eleven and a half hour plane ride, so it was a great opportunity for me to read another book by Sarah Baughman – The Wild Path. I enjoyed her first book, The Light in the Lake, so much that I wrote a…