tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89576590492050252422024-02-19T16:42:08.926-08:00Maintaining MindfulnessFinding the Middle WayMaintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-62377730727339989482010-12-05T15:53:00.000-08:002010-12-05T15:56:29.965-08:00Fog ExplainedTurns out I was in slow mode because of Zyrtec, which I mistakenly thought would make me feel better. Instead I just felt extremely groggy until I put two and two together and stopped taking it and starting taking Claritin-D instead. Whew. I feel amazing now!<br /><br />I've had a fabulous weekend. Unfortunately I didn't get to do a longer run as planned. I did BodyPump on Friday night and then went ice skating for around an hour on Saturday and the combination just made me too sore. But my mind wants to run! It'll have to wait!! Tomorrow night I plan on doing a cycling class at the gym. Perhaps Liz will run with me Wednesday night after I volunteer.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-29629426546579275182010-11-30T10:57:00.000-08:002010-11-30T11:02:23.432-08:00The InevitableI'm totally stuck in a cold-induced fog right now. Ugh. It's so disorienting and frustrating. Yesterday I couldn't remember the word for cafe au lait so I just said coffee with steamed milk, and it took me a couple minutes to come up with that one! Sigh. It was so scary that I couldn't remember what seems to me such a simple word/phrase. <br /><br />It's very tough and scary and actually kind of hard to apply mindfulness to this situation. My brain has been in slow mode for about 4-5 days now, and I'm just ready to think like myself again!Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-12687838366820832862010-11-27T08:38:00.000-08:002010-11-27T08:40:29.198-08:00Haiku<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><span class="line">A great haiku from the New Yorker. <br /><br /> I am busy now;<span class="break"><br /></span></span><span class="line"> The Internet has stolen<span class="break"><br /></span></span><span class="line"> So much precious time.<span class="break"><br /></span></span><span><br />There's a lot of truth in this haiku. What would you be doing if you weren't online? Let's start with me...I'd be reading words printed on actually paper.<br /><br />Read more <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/10/25/101025sh_shouts_marks#ixzz16VACZ8Gd">http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/10/25/101025sh_shouts_marks#ixzz16VACZ8Gd</a></span></div></div>Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-36627041527883809342010-11-23T06:27:00.000-08:002010-11-23T06:35:48.768-08:00A Great Quote"<em>how you do anything is how you do everything"<br /><br />I read this yesterday on Jenna's wonderful blog, and I've been trying to make it my new mantra. I've heard it before, but the way her post set-up the quote really made it hit home for me. I suggest you check it out <a href="http://eatliverun.com/the-spirit-of-thanksgiving/">here</a>.<br /><br />PS--can anyone tell me why I can't make this italic font go away?? haha<br /></em>Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-75330359344855231772010-11-19T11:53:00.000-08:002010-11-19T12:02:12.802-08:00Running from Goodness. Why?I just did a quick, 5 minute meditation. Why don't I do this more often? Why do I mentally run from meditating regularly? I always have, even when I was meditating daily. But it is so good for me. It makes me feel calm and balanced. Running away from good things is kind of a theme in my life. Or it has been since around 7th grade. I'm trying to fix this. It just takes slow, daily commitment.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQbD3N_nyXDIQ4ZkeyuVImsK-NV97SwhqpZUFV8Ts7IJodLntuq4D-ru9P-XOBuWGxoARLIVpZx3mcK_0fvHhEuetgMJeoOXUUX1CeKnI-MZxLhOkqgTyTzC7E_9EifcnPP6zXA7qTuw/s1600/leaf.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQbD3N_nyXDIQ4ZkeyuVImsK-NV97SwhqpZUFV8Ts7IJodLntuq4D-ru9P-XOBuWGxoARLIVpZx3mcK_0fvHhEuetgMJeoOXUUX1CeKnI-MZxLhOkqgTyTzC7E_9EifcnPP6zXA7qTuw/s320/leaf.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541353045640519170" border="0" /></a><br />This is a great site from UCLA with several meditation downloads available: http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-70212345299077889522010-11-17T08:40:00.000-08:002010-11-17T08:41:44.370-08:00The Wandering Mind and HappinessWhatever people were doing, whether it was having sex or reading or shopping, they tended to be happier if they focused on the activity instead of thinking about something else. In fact, whether and where their minds wandered was a better predictor of happiness than what they were doing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/science/16tier.html?src=me&ref=homepage">Click to read the whole article.</a>Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-2000023301893148802010-11-13T06:03:00.000-08:002010-11-13T06:09:52.716-08:00I Am Me and That's OkayI woke up this morning feeling a little guilty. You see, the previous night I went out with my old, fabulous co-workers for happy hour. We drank a lot of margaritas and then parted ways around 8:30. I then proceeded to go to a party where I was definitely the most drunk...okay, maybe not the most drunk, but the most drunk-acting. See, put a couple of drinks in me, and I'm outgoing, giggly, silly. I woke up this morning worried that maybe I had been too outgoing, giggly, silly, etc. But after a couple of seconds of worrying about this, I realized that this is me. This is how I get after a drink or two. Okay, confession: I even get that way after a particularly strong dose of caffeine. It's just in my personality to be silly. And that is okay. It's who I am. Besides, if I need to rationalize, I can always point to the fact that there were people at the party who were arguably demonstrating much worse behavior than me. :)Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-17686611694859496482010-11-10T16:31:00.000-08:002010-11-10T16:52:44.664-08:00Big, Fun AnnouncementI've decided to do the Broad Street 10 miler in 2011. This marks me getting back into running. This is huge. I have effectively taken a 2+ year break from running in order to mentally disassociate running from a weight loss activity. As I begin running (and exercising regularly in general) again, I am constantly thinking about how the activity makes me feel strong. I'm taking care to fuel my body properly before and after exercise. And I feel good. My self esteem is actually even gradually getting better!<br /><br />So, tonight I ran 2 miles after work! Haha, I have to laugh because it's just so funny after how much I used to run. Anyway, I took it nice and slow. The first half mile I ran at a 12 min pace. The second half mile a ran at a 10:34 pace. The next half mile I alternated between 10 and 9:40 pace and then for my final half mile I alternated between 9:34 and 8:34. I ran around 5:15. At 3 I ate a 200 calorie energy bar (which is about what I would eat for a normal afternoon snack) and then drank maybe a cup of sports drink. I did some basic, easy lifting after running to cool down and because it's fun.<br /><br />Anyway, that run was actually pretty challenging for me! I'm excited to increase my endurance and super pumped to be challenging myself in this way again. :)Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-53092272006262643872010-11-07T12:58:00.001-08:002010-11-07T13:01:57.968-08:00I just watched White on Rice. It's so good, and it's on Netflix watch instantly. I highly recommend it. I also made a fort to watch it in. You know, one of those old-fashioned blanket and chair type things. I needed some good, quality blanket fort time. It makes me feel so wrapped up and safe. I woke up very anxious and still felt that way after yoga so blanket fort to the rescue.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-19023876930860550392010-11-03T07:04:00.000-07:002010-11-03T07:09:31.483-07:00Hanging onAnnnnd....I'm done. I need the weekend to catch up and rejuvenate. I'm exhausted from 3 weeks of lots of weekend activity. I feel a little lost right now. I feel like everything is swirling around me out of control.<br /><br />Between now and Friday I simply have to go to work, meditate, work out tonight, acupuncture (yeah!!!) tomorrow and that's all. Maybe I'll yoga on Friday night. <br /><br />Saturday I am babysitting and Sunday I'm going to try to go to yoga for free at Lululemon. It helps to write it all down. <br /><br />Oh and I'm reading Portia de Rossi's book. Review to come. It's very insightful.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-4592332372671415122010-11-01T15:56:00.001-07:002010-11-01T15:57:26.238-07:00wooohoooNo real time to talk, but I went to spin tonight and it was AMAZING. I felt/and still feel so STRONG! I'm still pretty pumped, hence the title. Now to eat dinner and do my midterm...eh.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-75659418209335404482010-10-30T05:24:00.000-07:002010-10-30T05:27:47.561-07:00Here's My ConfessionMeditating has been falling by the wayside. (Note: what is the wayside?) As in, I haven't been doing it everyday! I just kinda gradually stopped. I had been doing it everyday for well over a year, too. It's weird how that can just fall off. No conscious decision was made on my part, either. <br /><br />Soooo, I will be meditating today and tomorrow and the next day. I'm recommitting myself to getting back on the path because I can REALLY tell a difference.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-52891116451720451992010-10-29T12:38:00.001-07:002010-10-29T12:40:58.932-07:00Well, failed on the posting everyday thing this week. It's tough. The days just pass by so quickly with work and going to the gym and trying to keep the house together. And all that time I need to devote to Law and Order...not to mention my midterm that's due on Nov. 2nd. Remind me again why I'm taking a class? <br /><br />In all seriousness, taking this class has been good for me. It's shown me that I have no interest whatsoever in purely solitary academic pursuits. I need people and real-life results.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-91778873700810072362010-10-25T16:41:00.000-07:002010-10-25T17:07:58.291-07:00StrengthI can't really stress how important it is for me, as a woman, to feel that it's important that I exist, to feel that my place in the world is necessary. I used to rise up constantly and beat back against a world that so vehemently seemed against me. (Dramatic much? Well, I was a teenager.)<br /><br />Then I got sick. I feel like I say this a lot as an explanation for my behavior, but it really isn't my sickness that put a stop to my strength. My strength had suffered blows before. My sickness was the final straw. <br /><br />I built my strength up again; finally, four years after near death, I began taking zoloft and going to therapy regularly. I was working and I finally could afford it. I realize that my own power to earn a living wage, in addition to my power to admit that I needed help, led me to facilitate this. (My parents don't believe in therapy or SSRIs, though my Dad does regularly crush up SSRIs in my mom's drinks...or he did when I was a kid, but that's a story for a whole 'nother time, though I suppose it did teach me that women weren't to be trusted to make decisions about their own bodies or feelings.)<br /><br />Then I lost my strength again. I thought I was strong. I felt strong. I was strong. I was meditating every day and I found joy in my job and my place in the world. I was smiling! I stopped taking zoloft. Slowly I began to fade, began to have nightmares again, began to be fearful of living, while simultaneously fearful of dying. It was confusing to say the least, and all I had done was stop taking this tiny pill. <br /><br />I have been back on the pill for 8 months now, and I am starting to feel like I did when I decided to go off of it. I feel strong, capable and aware of my own strength, my own abilities, no matter how big or small they may be. I have goals and dreams. It's a beautiful thing.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-80868153975381016322010-10-24T17:17:00.000-07:002010-10-24T17:19:58.903-07:00EnthusedI went to spinning tonight! It was awesome. I biked there and back (just .75 miles away). I was pretty nervous about doing this, but knew that if I just took it one step at a time I could do it. I didn't crash my bike. (Which happened earlier this year when I was pretty unfocused on the present moment and collided with some crazy trolley tracks...) I went slow and steady and, uh, I won the race? Yeah, I did!Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-10794520665486210802010-10-22T13:15:00.000-07:002010-10-24T17:20:47.697-07:00A Success!I did it! I went to the gym last night for TBC. That would be Total Body Conditioning. It was so fun! I love classes. And I had some crackers and cottage cheese beforehand so I felt great. I also chatted with people before class started. It's easy to chat with people in a class you've never been to before. Just ask what equipment you need! So, I feel very proud and energized and strong. I'm always afraid exercise will run me down, but I'm feeling great.<br /><br />Tonight we're going out with friends, but if I am able to get enough sleep I'm thinking about going to spinning at 11 a.m. My goal is to go to the gym to take a class 3 times a week. It's so much more fun and energizing than to go on the machines!!!Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-68119171792704348592010-10-20T17:56:00.001-07:002010-10-20T18:08:19.003-07:00Afraid to FailAfter being so sick and a lifetime of emotional abuse, I just had a breakthrough. I'm afraid to fail. This has gotten better, but it still sets me back in a lot of areas. The best example I can think of is the gym. Ever since I graduated from college I have just stopped going. I'm scared of passing out. I'm scared of having to make myself more food (that's good fuel, not chips, etc.) because I feel like I can't handle it. Seriously. It's ridic. I'm trying to get over this hurdle. I think the best thing for me to do is to take everything (especially scary things) one step at a time. Literally.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.crossfitsaskatoon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/spealrun_th1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 384px;" src="http://www.crossfitsaskatoon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/spealrun_th1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> This guy (Chris Spealler) is giving me inspiration right now--note the sweet tattoo. (It says "I am not ashamed to fail.") Very inspirational for me in the sense that it shows that being afraid of failing is something everyone struggles with.<br /></div>Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-62657871759492232752010-10-19T13:28:00.000-07:002010-10-19T13:41:14.024-07:00I feel as though I sound like a 16 year old in my previous post. Sorry for that. I am, indeed, 10 years older. I was so upset, which probably goes without saying. I feel very rejected by my mom, and it's tough. Sometimes it's tougher than others. <br /><br />I need to not let her behavior (and my dad's) hold me back. I need to continue to really work hard and rise above it. It's tough to know how to do that when I was raised in such a dysfunctional environment. If your caretakers can't take care of each other/themselves, how are they supposed to teach you to care for yourself? If your caretakers reject you, how are you supposed to accept yourself? <br /><br />I wish everyone who was seriously contemplating being a parent was magically infertile until *boom* they could care for themselves well. When setting out to become a parent, it's not imperative to have all the answers to life. That's impossible. But it is important to have the basics down, to know who you are, to be secure with yourself and your place in the world, to be secure in your relationship with your significant other and yourself.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-14066594965013838132010-10-18T17:59:00.001-07:002010-10-18T18:03:11.635-07:00Too upset to explain. <br />How can my mom fwd mail<br />To my address from 3 years ago?<br />Not realize for a week<br />Blame me when it doesn't arrive<br />Only to put two and two together<br />So symbolic of her disdain<br />Her distance<br />Her disaster<br /><br />The lack of mail is no bother.<br />The lack of knowledge<br />And/or interest in my basic existence is.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-60106224798431054782010-10-15T05:47:00.000-07:002010-10-15T06:03:49.433-07:00SAHW for 1.5 DaysIt's a bit of a long story, but I took yesterday and today off from work. Since we're not going out of town until this afternoon that has equaled a lot of free time around the house, which I have really loved. Yesterday I began my day by making us breakfast (which is how I usually begin my day, but since I knew I didn't have to rush off to work it was quite lovely). Then I laid around for a bit watching tv and reading and surfing online (do people still say surf when referring to the internet?). <br /><br />Then the day got interesting. Or, interesting to me, rather. I roasted a butternut squash. I swept the floors. I did a load of laundry (just towels, pillow cases, and undies). I made butternut squash, goat cheese, and black bean quesadillas for lunch. I showered. I went to CVS. I took a walk and got a cup of tea at Satellite where I read "Paris to the Moon" for an hour before heading to my acupuncture appointment. Then I walked home and proceeded to drive to Target to stock up on Coke Zero for Liz (and myself...I drink them too. I just refer to it as Liz's thing). Then I went to therapy and came home to make black bean soup and watch 30 Rock with Liz and Law and Order by myself. Love. <br /><br />While it sounds like I did a lot, I actually had a ton of time for breaks in between all that doing. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't have to go to your 9-5.<br /><br />Now I'm home again today. Liz is at school taking exams and will be home between 1 and 2. I'm gonna head to yoga at 10. And I need to grab some 1 quart plastic baggies to hold my liquids since we're flying to Boston. <br /><br />My point is that I think I'd be pretty bored for the rest of the day if we weren't heading to Boston. If we had a baby working less and staying home more would be helpful, but just being at home to take care of the house and Liz would get boring. Our apartment is pretty small, and once I'm caught up with cleaning there's not a ton to do. I can only watch so much Law and Order and 30 Rock is only on once a week. As much as I find that my job is sometimes boring, I need it. I need the stability and order it provides for me. I'm writing that here so I remember.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-35819775836350298492010-10-14T06:23:00.000-07:002010-10-14T06:34:15.226-07:00Re-commitmentI am renewing by commitment to post here daily. Why daily? If not daily then I won't post at all. I've tried the 3 days a week thing, the every other day thing, the once a week thing and it just did not work. So now it's daily. We'll see.<br /><br />As an aside, can I just say how many spelling errors I would have in emails, etc. if it weren't for spell check? I mean, seriously. I've seen all the anti-spell check propaganda. For instance:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"I would like to apply fore a job as an editor of your paper. I halve a computer, and it has spellcheck, and it wood seam that this is awl I really knead." For the rest of this letter, click <a href="http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/98/Sep/spellcheck.html">here</a>.<br /><br />However, I have common sense. The above person obviously does not. Or is just to busy to read over his/her work...errr, the work of spell check to make sure it's okay before sending in the job app.<br /><br />Tangent aside, where were we? Ah, yes. Daily. Well, today I will say that I have really been not so great at meditating lately. I've just let it kinda slide so I can focus on cooking dinner, and, let me not lie, reading online and watching tv. A bit lame of me. But I am committing to meditate today. I have the day off work and all the time in the world. 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Amazing. We had been there before, but, gosh, it is just more delicious each time. We started with the mushroom soup. So amazing! I actually talked Liz into ordering it and sharing it with me because I knew if I ate that plus the amazing baguette and butter I would have a difficult time eating a main course, too.<br /><br />It was divine. Seriously, nothing was bad or close to mediocre, even. And we finished with this marvelous Apple Tart for dessert:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusv5-xQifHEBbOUNob-VV23-KgON5qomFkU8nrICpSuGiCD1C6kVIA7ZTyFIPQ7zpDbRx_3r89DXeM0z0yXejcaBMA0hVenLUptF3suTrKVuY9SbJ9Py5Oa23rgX3Q0b2qX5onxmwneE/s1600-h/parc+dessert.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusv5-xQifHEBbOUNob-VV23-KgON5qomFkU8nrICpSuGiCD1C6kVIA7ZTyFIPQ7zpDbRx_3r89DXeM0z0yXejcaBMA0hVenLUptF3suTrKVuY9SbJ9Py5Oa23rgX3Q0b2qX5onxmwneE/s320/parc+dessert.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442901345172064226" border="0" /></a><br />(Sorry that it's a blackberry pic, but I always seem to forget my camera.) This dinner was also a tribute to Intuitive Eating (IE) for me. I semi-paced myself and checked in with how full I was throughout the meal. I also talked Liz into splitting the soup with me because I knew that I couldn't handle an entire soup plus bread plus entree. Speaking of the bread...yum! And it's served with the best butter. For dinner I had the duck confit, and there are no words to even describe how good it was. All was consumed with about 1.5 glasses of cabernet, which was also fab.<br /><br />Now, I did feel pretty saturated with rich food by the end of the meal. Hence I was only able to eat a few forkfuls of dessert, but the walk back to our car (the long walk back to our car...we didn't want to pay for parking (plus we both like to walk)...) helped me digest a bit and I'm feeling pretty great this morning! I'm totally ready to tackle chores and other Saturday stuff.Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957659049205025242.post-48559066849292202012010-02-24T17:01:00.000-08:002010-02-24T17:13:38.181-08:00The Way to (and from) WorkI have to admit, I had bigger and better visions of pictures for this post. Well, perhaps not bigger. The fact is our weather has been just rainy and damp lately so my "walk to/from work" post is a little lacking. Let's call this my winter walk to/from work post. As it gets warmer I'll take lots of time to take fun and interesting pictures because I think I see lots of neat details in my neighborhood each day.<br /><br />Right now, however, it's winter. We're expecting our fourth huge storm tonight and it's supposed to last until mid-Friday morning. So I leave you with this brief snapshot of what I saw tonight:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeUo7inY8r6FDRKi-ElX-pz2TqaHUCp8g6DUs3tUMQDYfP1GdTliLccca6J61Q29ih56RRdrRvn3rE7UgPC9l7mVZXUQQRbXgyLKTPLHL_i6IGfRXK82j4fjyaNOMQhiuvJjqX6Tcgxs/s1600-h/IMG00098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeUo7inY8r6FDRKi-ElX-pz2TqaHUCp8g6DUs3tUMQDYfP1GdTliLccca6J61Q29ih56RRdrRvn3rE7UgPC9l7mVZXUQQRbXgyLKTPLHL_i6IGfRXK82j4fjyaNOMQhiuvJjqX6Tcgxs/s320/IMG00098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441980056266137762" border="0" /></a>Tomorrow it'll look more like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2CGwF8O7yDaluO5ODc89OpdeCD8zAQsYxGqz1UXFG7GLZenM8i5_Wd2ZKL8-uJ44V-2ipyMlh6lNfhzg9WAjMgUSoQM61WWRUUKpXPmIuWTFQX_ZVSmSjTtmgDLwmWWs6pkMgvDkrME/s1600-h/w+philly+snow.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2CGwF8O7yDaluO5ODc89OpdeCD8zAQsYxGqz1UXFG7GLZenM8i5_Wd2ZKL8-uJ44V-2ipyMlh6lNfhzg9WAjMgUSoQM61WWRUUKpXPmIuWTFQX_ZVSmSjTtmgDLwmWWs6pkMgvDkrME/s320/w+philly+snow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441982238235768418" border="0" /></a>Maintaining Mindfulnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518184909384840225noreply@blogger.com0