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  • Ocean Aliens

    Ocean Aliens

    Dictionary.com defines alien in the broadest sense as “unlike one’s own; strange; not belonging to one.” In this way so many creatures are alien to us, especially those of the sea; sea monsters are as alluring today as they were in the times when marine maps featured many-headed serpents, even if the monsters (and we) Read more

  • On Being Asked to Do Too Much

    Sometimes I feel pulled in all directions. This is, of course, cliché in these modern times; however lately I’ve realized that there are different ways of being pulled in all directions. One way is to be busy with the life you want to live; the other is to never say know and be busy supporting Read more

  • A New Approach for Heart Health

    A New Approach for Heart Health

    My family has a history of heart disease and heart attacks, so cardiovascular health is very important to me. As the pandemic has gone on and on, I’ve stopped lifting at a gym and find myself sitting a lot more than I used to – and weighing more than I used to. As someone who’s Read more

  • Growing Celery Indoors from Grocery Store Leftovers

    Yeah, you can grow celery from kitchen scraps – and it’s simple! I didn’t really believe it when I saw it on gardening blogs at first, but I tried it because I wanted an endless supply of logs for ants on a log (a.k.a. cream cheese and raisins in little celery boats). The process is Read more

  • New Meditation Drop!

    Alright, alright, recording meditations has been so fun I decided to drop another one to y’all just a day after the first one! There’s another reason, too; TRIGGER WARNING HERE: sexual assault, r*p*: There is apparently some group on multiple social media platforms that has risen claiming April 24th as “Sexual Assault Day” and “taking Read more

  • First Meditation Release: Happy Earth Day!

    I’ve recorded “Taking the Body for a Walk” from chapter 13: Relaxing the Self of Buddha’s Brain – and it’s up right here on my Recordings page! Reminder – I didn’t write this meditation! I’m reading word for word what’s in the book, so that there’s an existing audio copy of the well-written meditations in Read more