Life As I See It

CLEAR FOCUS

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…if the aspiration is inside a human being to grow,

to find the truth, then (she) will find a way

and the way will find (her).
(Mooji)

I just watched a video titled, 212 – The Extra Degree, (http://www.videosmotivational.com/best-clips/success/212-the-extra-degree/). It is a good promotional video that stresses the importance of the number “1”, beginning with the difference between water that is 211º and is hot, and water that is 212º and boils producing steam which is power enough to move a train or a boat. Continue reading →

2012 in review

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FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU… EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU WHO CHECKED INTO THIS BLOG AND KEPT MY ENTHUSIASM AND INSPIRATION RUNNING.

THEN, I AM SORRY I HAVE NOT BEEN AS PROLIFIC DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR; NOT REALLY SURE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT NOW THAT THE WORLD DID NOT END ABRUPTLY (WHICH DOESN’T MEAN IT ISN’T IN THE THROES OF ENDING AS OLD T.S. SAID: “NOT WITH A BANG BUT A WHIMPER”) I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE OF THE SAME OR SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW… WHO KNOWS WHAT THE NEW YEAR WILL BRING.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK “WORDPRESS”, THEY ARE A LOVING AND ENTHUSIASTIC TEAM MAKING BLOGGING EASY AND FUN. WORDPRESS YOU ARE GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND ON THAT NOTE, I WISH YOU ALL A VERY, VERY HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE AND CHANGE-FILLED 2013. BISOUS, B

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,500 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 9 years to get that many views.

Click here to see the complete report.

FIRST DAY OF WINTER

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Today was the first day of winter. I know that because not only did we put our clocks back an hour last night, not only was the first freeze of the year announced for the dawning hours and not only was it 5ºC when I got up, but because just before opening my eyes I heard the cranes squawking madly as they flew over in their southward migration. Continue reading →

UPDATE…

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Two things: My back is better and… I received this Award from my marvelous co-blogger Teatime at the Zoo, writer of a blog that is a constant delight of living critters (marvelous photos) whose lives become personalized through her imaginative observing eye. Thank you from the bottom of my heart; you too are my favorite blog.

MY BODY’S A DISASTER ZONE

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In October of 2010, a month before moving to Salies, I threw my back out. I was at a ranch outside of Palma de Mallorca attending a workshop. Every morning, one of the participants would direct yoga exercises. Every time I assumed the flat-on-my-back-legs-stretched-out position, the thought that this was not good for my particular lumbar region would flash through my mind and I would ignore it. Continue reading →

JUST FOR TODAY

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I was going to title this “Back” but I can’t know that. It is only this moment, this ten twenty-nine p.m. moment of July 26th, while I listen to the thunder rolling over the hills in the distance like some lumbering cannon coming ever closer, and feel finally a cooling breeze that would bring the body back from the fringes of hell, that I can know. Continue reading →

KIWIPEDIA

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 Kiwipedia: a walking Wikipedia in the person of… who else? Kiwi-san.

Sometimes I consult Wikipedia, but most times I consult Kiwipedia as the easiest way to obtain information. And just occasionally I get more than the information I required. Continue reading →