Christmas season and I’m joyful. I’m joyful because I choose to be. My happy Christmas state of mind is a conscious decision, achieved through the practice of mindfulness and non-attachment. For me non-attachment to outcomes, coupled with no expectations is a path to joy. My holidays were sometimes fraught with anxiety, high expectations, exhau...
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I always thought I’d hate being old and I never thought I’d move to Florida. So here I am, old and living in Sarasota. I really don’t mind being seventy and I love living here in Florida. I love walking on the beach. I love the palm trees, the brightness and warmth of the sunshine....
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Rainy day here in Sarasota, so in keeping with my resolve to purge excess photos, I revisited the pics that I took of the bugs before we left Long Island. One of my favorite days with Timmy and the girls was spent at Windy Acres Farm…oh wait, excuse me…Windy Acres Orchard. The farm has rebranded...
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So we’ve only been gone from Long Island a week and I’m missing the Lovebugs. A lot. During the two weeks that we spent in NY after our cruise, we tried to cram in as much Lovebug time as possible. This included attending several sporting events. We watched eight year old Isabel preside over the...
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So I woke up resolved to discard any and all nonessential photos from our recent voyage on Crystal Symphony. The struggle is real, but I managed to part with a couple. We’ve been home exactly one week and it’s been a whirlwind. We watched Isabel’s soccer game on Sunday – eight and nine year olds...
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As you may remember, I aspire to minimalism. I’m not easily attached to things, as evidenced by the fact that last year I was able to give away a house full of really nice furniture, lovely rugs and beautiful art. I gave those items away without a single glance backwards…well maybe I glanced twice at...
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So after breakfast we attended another great presentation by Dave Williams – iPhone movie making, then ran (well, I ran) to meet up with Arlene and Gil for Trivia…and ta da! After five days of trivia…we won! And we won on the day that saw the greatest number of trivia teams. Yay us! We were...
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Well, here we are on the sixth morning of our seven day cruise. It’s perfick out here on the veranda – air temp is slightly cool – we’ve left the balmy tropical Bermuda air behind – the breeze is gentle, the sea is rolling and I’m exactly where I always want to be. The sun...
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…there’s something wrong. Very, very wrong. Activities available include: Fitness classes, including Spin, Yoga, and Pilates (no reformer machines) & Golf instruction and Paddle Tennis. Numerous lectures and classes. As I mentioned in a previous post, we do not usually avail ourselves of the lecture opportunities. On previous long sailings ...
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Yesterday’s onboard events were sobering, and it is remarkable to me that some humans (well this human anyway) can be both sad and chastened in one moment and elated and filled with delight just a few hours later. This dichotomy truly is a puzzle. By evening my unease had dissipated and I was filled with...
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