Bear with me for a moment. I'm about to repeat myself. I apologize in advance. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~ Aristotle (Source: Excellence Is a Habit ) With so much new ground to cover, so many new ideas to voice, so many new images to birth, why, WHY am I doubling back? Why am I repeating myself? I really dislike repeating myself. It was a bit ...
Sailing
Warm Winter, Sweet Summer?
It's late January, and winter's been with us for long enough that, from time-to-time, my mind meanders May-ward. Or even toward June and July and August. Warmer months. Carefree months for sailing and gardening and cycling canopied country roads... Don't misunderstand. I'm no winter hater. On the contrary. I actually love the chill and the snow. The skiing. But there's something about the ...
Benign
Dermatology visit. Yes, a poem about body dots! This up-close-and-personal (too personal?!) account is approximately midway through a poem about my first dermatologist appointment. He touches a mole on my neck then dips darting eyes to my chest, to hairy, pigmented spots and rough, pinkish patches. Seborrheic keratosis. Solar lentigo. Normal. No cause for concern. These middle years ...
Your Goldfish Attention Span Just Got Shorter
Feeling flighty? Wondering why? Your attention span is shorter than a goldfish! The average attention span for the notoriously ill-focused goldfish is nine seconds, but according to a new studyfrom Microsoft Corp., people now generally lose concentration after eight seconds, highlighting the affects of an increasingly digitalized lifestyle on the brain. Researchers in Canada surveyed 2,000 ...
Midlife Balance
In a moment of abandon — or obsessive noodling — I dictate "midlife balance" into my digital tutor. The answer is out there, in the internets, waiting, tucked between middle and mindfulness. Only, it's not, or not quite, or I spelled it wrong because I conjure up an avalanche of herbal supplements. Magical elixirs for women. [pullquote]I sense that I'm not in the club. Manopause, yes; menopause, ...