Monday Intentions – Remove All Obstacles

  Going downhill, my ears scan the trail for the peculiar sound of the rattlesnake, but enjoy the calls of the many birds that make a home in the Portuguese Bend Reserve. I feel my stride firm on the tough terrain. My muscles respond back now that regular exercise already…

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Friday’s Meditations – Focus on the senses

With yoga pants and running shoes on, and a bottle of water in my hand, I head for the trail to walk anywhere from 2.5 to 5 miles on the Portuguese Bend Reserve. At 6:08 am, the path appears empty and gloomy with the heavy marine layer blocking the view…

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News from Venezuela: Don’t be distracted

All major international news outlets reported on Venezuela’s latest events yesterday. CNN, NYTimes, The Guardian, and local news outlets all reported about a helicopter flying over Caracas in the evening news. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/world/americas/venezuela-supreme-court-helicopter.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/27/americas/venezuela-supreme-court-helicopter-grenade-attack/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/28/venezuela-supreme-court-grenade-police-helicopter The facts: Oscar Perez, a handsome crime unit investigator who has taken baby steps into film…

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Monday’s Intentions – Follow Through Decisions

Follow Through Decisions / Llevar a Cabo las Decisiones   I start early on the trail on this late June morning. In front of me, Catalina Island hides behind the receding marine layer. The air has a foggy quality to it, thick and still, almost like a curtain waiting to…

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Disorientation / Desorientación

      Malls are built to make the customer wander aimlessly and spend a lot of money.   Most people even enjoy the urban pleasure of getting lost in the shopping center, and returning to their cars with bags of great finds in their hands. For me, however, the…

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Creating Structure

Already on my way to recover from another mild relapse, I let the medication and the structure of a carefully planned routine guide me through this episode of hypomania.   I took advice from a friend of mine and wrote down every apparently unimportant task I had to do during…

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