Tea and Breath
Thinking about the human condition -- writing, tea, big sky mind and all things poetic
Buddhism, poetry, and the breath ~
If you don't like poetry, this probably isn't going to interest you. Unless, that is, you do like Buddhism. Or education. Or writing. Fair warning, right? Because it's a kind of once-upon-a-time story, of sorts. See, when you have an advanced degree, folks often ask...
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Talking tea ~
My cousin reminded me I haven't said much recently about one of my favourite topics...TEA! And I even have a new one to rave about! So if tea is not your cuppa, sign off now...? (N.B.: if coffee is your thing, tune in another time; I'm bi-beverage-al!) Tea... Today's...
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One year later: journaling & daily pages ~
It's been more than a year since I began doing daily pages. Julia Cameron, whose idea they were originally, calls them 'morning pages.' I'm not so good at doing them either in the a.m. or daily, so I figured feeling guilty about only one of these -- not both! -- was...
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Catching up ~ NaPoWriMo (26)
This really is the last poem for my NaPoWriMo month. Initially, the prompt stymied me. But it turned out to be fun. One of the (several) reasons I love NaPoWriMo. 😏 I've tried so many different poetic strategies this past month. Not every one of them has worked (one I...
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Catching up ~ NaPoWriMo (25)
It turns out I still have two poems to catch up completely. Sigh... But that's a quasi-happy sigh, as I probably will not write a poem daily for a while. Maybe not until next April! The two days are 25 & 26. This is the NaPoWriMo prompt for day 25, an interesting...
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catching up ~ NaPoWriMo (18)
I so love being forced (voluntarily, I realise) to write poetry. I will whine, procrastinate, kick the wall, shine some more, and even then skip engire weeks if left to my own (writing) devices. But give me structure & a deadline, & I'm down. So here's my last...
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