I’ve been making a concerted effort in 2016 to deepen and become more consistent in my meditation practice. It has not been going well. Trying to find time to practice – even just 20 minutes each day – is turning out to be a bigger challenge than I would have expected. It’s not that I […]
Statements
(This post contains no pictures to protect the innocent.) I’ve been thinking a lot about fashion lately. You wouldn’t think it to look at what I wear, because I’m hardly what one would call “fashionable,” but I pay attention. I notice trends and styles and fads. I marvel at how much importance we can place […]
Artifacts
Recently I visited a Mayan ruin in the far south of the Yucatan peninsula. Dzibanche, being a relatively new discovery and just far enough away from the coast to escape most tourists, is unusually low key. There are no vendor stalls lining the road. There are active excavations underway. You can even climb to the top of […]
Evolving Simplicity
I was talking recently with a friend about minimalism and the editing of the objects in your life. We commented that shedding possessions doesn’t happen all at once. It’s a layered process. First, you get rid of the obvious junk. You clean out the unread, outgrown, forgotten. Then you tackle the stuff the bears the weight […]
Randomgrams – January 2016
A random sampling of images from one month in one instagram account. The year started with a bang in Chicago. I’ve been to Multnomah Falls three times now. This was the greenest. Clouds, sky and sea. Surf and mist on a day that about blew the camera out of my hand. Rhododendrons in January. […]
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