I have so many things to be thankful for. Even though I weigh more now than I did last Thanksgiving, I’m back on track and I’m making progress. A healthy lifestyle feels like it’s within reach again. I’ve gone through one of the darkest times in my life and been able to get through it. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
There’s a Bear in my Bed!
Posted in Family, Humor, tagged family, humor, kids on November 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
One of the many down sides of being overweight is sleep apnea. Each night, I have to put on a face mask and have pressurized air blown into my nose to ensure that I don’t stop breathing while I sleep. Tonight, as I get ready to go to bed, I find this waiting for me. [...]
Heading Home
Posted in Family, tagged family, impermanence, meditation, Saba on April 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been on vacation for the last week. I’ve got a lot to write about but today, I’m heading home. We’ve been enjoying the beauty of Saba, a small island in the Dutch Caribbean. It’s where my wife grew up. We’ve been able to introduce the kids to family they’d never met, seen family we [...]
I Love My Wife
Posted in Family, tagged family, love on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I love my wife. I couldn’t have gotten to where I am now without her love and support. Happy Valentines Day sweetheart. I love you.
On Wood and Meditation
Posted in Meditation, tagged Buddhism, family, mindfulness on February 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This week I did some woodworking with my brother who has been staying with us for the past month. It’s been great to have him with us and to really spend a lot of quality time with him. One of the many things we have done while he’s been here is to set up a [...]
Let It Snow
Posted in Family, Meditation, Mindfulness, tagged creativity, family, meditation, mindfulness, quinoa on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As you may have heard, we got a bit of snow here in the U.S. recently. It was only a foot or so here in Maine and it fit rather nicely on top of the foot we already had on the ground. Needless to say, today was spent securely indoors and out of the cold. It was [...]
Facing The Fear
Posted in Family, Weight Loss, tagged exercise, family, pain, snowborading, weight loss on January 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today I learn how to snow board. Or at least I’ll try to learn. I’m not a huge fan of winter activities and skiing/snowboarding are not my idea of fun or safe ways to spend the day. Once, when I was much younger I went skiing and it was a bit of a disaster. I [...]
On A Train
Posted in Family, tagged family, happiness, mindfulness on January 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m writing this while sitting on a train to Boston. My family from Ohio is up here with us and that means doing touristy things. This and the snowboarding lessons tomorrow are the two big highlights of the trip. Yesterday, we went around Portland and I showed them some of the things that make it [...]
Searching For Perfection
Posted in Buddhism, Impermanence, tagged Buddhism, desire, family, perfection, suffering on December 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ever since I saw Tron: Legacy, I have been more aware of people’s search for perfection and the lengths they will go to achieve it. The desire to create a perfect system, and the impossibility of doing that, was one of the driving factors of the conflict in the plot of Tron. Maybe it’s also [...]
What a Week
Posted in Family, tagged family, health, healthy cooking, mindfulness, suffering, vacation, vegetarianism on November 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wow. That’s about all I can say at this point. It’s been an amazing week full of family and fun and lots of opportunities to practice right action and be mindful about what I’m doing. Wow. I’ve just returned from a great week in San Diego with my family. We spent Thanksgiving there and had [...]
