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solasea




I'm doing 31 things
  

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  2. 1. this day matters - musings, to dos, gratitudes
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  3. 2. learn botanical illustration
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  4. 3. urban exploration lite
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  5. 4. classical guitar practice
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  6. 5. improve my spanish
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  7. 6. help the city animals
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  8. 7. abstract imaginings
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  9. 8. cultivate my inner urban naturalist
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  10. 9. make collages for people i love
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  11. 10. make 2013 my best year yet
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  12. 11. post things I'm grateful for
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  13. 12. quit working
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  14. 13. June Bootcamp 2013: Half Done, Just Begun
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  15. 14. stop second guessing myself... or should I?
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  16. 15. practice mindfulness
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  17. 16. haiku-ish poemlets & word sculptures
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  18. 17. read
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  19. 18. trust myself
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  20. 19. charitable giving monthly
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  21. 20. misc. home upkeep & repairs
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  22. 21. do some volunteer work again
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  23. 22. just sharin' (& other miscellanea)
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  24. 23. Increase my upper body strength.
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  25. 24. learn Tai Chi
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  26. 25. organize my books
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  27. 26. create my own haiga (& other poetic art)
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  28. 27. dance more
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  29. 28. be kind to my feet
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  30. 29. share my doodles
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  31. 30. change 1 thing
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  32. 31. study Japanese aesthetics
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How I did it
How to hold at least one yoga pose daily for 43 days
It took me
43 days
It made me
stretch

How I did it: This was a worthwhile goal as I learned more than I expected about yoga in general.  Attempting all these poses helped me isolate my strengths and weaknesses (in fact, my form was less than ideal on most of them) so now I know where I really need to focus.In addition, having discovered this variety encouraged me to do more.  As I progressed I found myself doing multiple poses on any given day as I recalled the various benefits.&… Read how I did it…

Oct 09, 2011, 08:58AM PDT | 2 comments | 29 cheers


Recent entries
this day matters - musings, to dos, gratitudes (read all 23 entries…)
6/18 matters

gratitudes:
-a few still moments at dawn
before the world awakens
-cat stretches
-pocket poems
-key lime ice cream
the rest:
-avoid desk duress and do my best
-sometimes trying, other times allowing
-be strange if necessary
-love actively
-drive with care

Jun 18, 05:36AM PDT | 16 cheers | 0 comments


dance more (read all 2 entries…)
bailar

If you stumble,
make it part
of the dance.

-Cynthia Harvey

Jun 14, 07:51AM PDT | 8 cheers | 0 comments


read (read all 11 entries…)
sanbunshi

The Modern Japanese Prose Poem: An Anthology of Six Poets
-Dennis Keene
 
This is an interesting collection which includes an introduction to Japanese prose poems (sanbunshi) in the context of the French tradition. As such, it includes some examples by Baudelaire, Rimbaud and others. I’m drawn to poetic prose as well as exploring the Japanese approach to poetry in general so I found this little book to be a rare and enlightening addition.
 
Here’s one by Anzai Fuyue called “Midwinter Writing” (Mes cahiers)
 
The evergreens are black; but my hands are always white. No evil sullies me.
The glittering axe.
Firewood chopped and scattered.
Work to be done even in midwinter.
And winter butterflies alight on straw, but you no longer make them out.
Wisteria-like waves soon gone to sleep; the animals we keep escape from winter now.
Only the road lies white before me, perhaps a hand pointing the way to go.

Jun 11, 07:36AM PDT | 8 cheers | 0 comments


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