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Category Archives: Travel
Day 28 – The Driving Range
I took this photo last year in Bethel, Maine, when I was at a women’s nordic ski weekend with my running friends. I’m not sure if you can see what the sign says, or rather, what’s behind the sign, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethel, driving range, Fed Ex, Florida, humor in photos, Maine, mindfulness, patient discharge area, visual, winter
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Day 25 – Mindful
What do stones balanced one on top of another mean to you? I don’t have any idea what these stacks of stones mean, and because I have the gotta know gene, it’s surprising I haven’t looked it up yet. I … Continue reading
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Tagged balancing stones, beach, Block Island, mindfulness, observation, Rhode Island, stone sculpture, stone tower, visual
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Day 24 – Postcard Competition
The first time I ever went abroad I was 36 years old. Mark had a conference in Spain and I tagged along. It was in June of 2001, pre-9/11, pre-heightened security at the airport, pre-Iraq war—pre-digital camera even. I wore … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, lense, mindfulness, noticing, observation, perspective, Taoromina, travel, Tuscany, visual
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Day 7 – A lot to notice!
I feel a little bit like I’m providing a Where’s Waldo book given how much there is to notice in this post! Paying attention and noticing things takes time… how much time depends on each person: what’s going on in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Learning, Memories, Mindfulness, Observations, Positive Psychology, Travel
Tagged Christmas cards, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Machakos, mindfulness, porch, San Gimignano, standing desk, visual
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Meeting Elliott
Before our first grandchild was born in 2011, I thought arriving to see her one week after her birth would be fine. How would I know? I had never had a grandchild before. And then she was born, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Memories, Travel
Tagged babies, car trouble, grandma, love, windshield wipers
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Don’t Leave Home Without It
Joy yesterday was being a helper without feeling resentful, and realizing by that response that I’ve grown a lot! When our kids were young, and they would ask for a ride to somewhere (we live out in the boonies), my … Continue reading
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Tagged helping, humor, joy, resentment, suitcase, travel
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