Cherry Blossoms
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shadowkatDay started out...meh, not helped by a lengthy conversation with my mother that put me in a cranky mood. We were talking about my brother and his family. Learned that the reason niece is avoiding the Ivy League schools is partly the antisemitism. (My niece and sisterinlaw are ethnically Jewish. They are also ethnically Cherokee.) Apparently one of her close friends - ended up going to a school in Edinburgh, Scotland because she was Jewish and the Ivy's wouldn't accept her. Columbia is currently under attack for allegations of antisemitism, which is weird considering it was set up to counter-act the racism and antisemitism of the evil Ivy's. Add to that? Found out that Debra, my brother's friend who works in glassware, lost various family members in the October terrorist attack by Hamas. Three were let go, one was killed the day of the kidnappings, and six are still unaccounted for.
But I turned it around by taking a long two hour walk around the neighborhood and Greenwood Cemetery - that helped clear my head a bit. I went to Greenwood Cemetery for two reasons: 1) the cherry blossoms and 2) the quiet - it is possibly the best place in NYC to be alone with nature. You can walk for miles and hear birds, the wind, and the whoosh of wings in flight. Which is kind of miraculous in the middle of a big bustling city. Central Park and Prospect Park have this too - but it's harder to find.
Meditation this morning informed me that there is no self - just thoughts or a construct of thoughts formed by the intellect. Meditate enough you'll figure it out. (That's actually kind of true - I did. Then I got worried, because I didn't really care about anything and was just floating along. That happened about three years ago, so I stopped meditating for a bit. Now I'm doing it again, but sparingly.)
Today's meditation was on keeping an open mind, and not letting emotions overtake me.
I came home from walk, took a shower (dripping in sweat - frigging menopause), and fixed myself a power smoothie via the NutriBullet. It included a teaspoon of psyllium husk (recommended by my doctor, apparently she's taking it), OM mushroom supplement, pineapple, Granny Smith apple slices, Reishi protein shake, Matcha protein shake, blueberries, coconut lime yogurt, water, lemon juice, coffee, mango, and water. Weirdly tasty. And I feel better after drinking it.
Feeling much better now. I've decided I need to take more power walks around my neighborhood this spring and summer. And in general. Also, FB and Instagram desperately want me to start a somatic yoga practice - I'm being inundated with ads regarding it.
The walk cleared my head. It helps looking at grave stones. I realize how temporary everything in life truly is. Particularly surrounded by growing things, birds tweeting in the air, and flowers blowing in the breeze. Kind of puts things in perspective?
But I turned it around by taking a long two hour walk around the neighborhood and Greenwood Cemetery - that helped clear my head a bit. I went to Greenwood Cemetery for two reasons: 1) the cherry blossoms and 2) the quiet - it is possibly the best place in NYC to be alone with nature. You can walk for miles and hear birds, the wind, and the whoosh of wings in flight. Which is kind of miraculous in the middle of a big bustling city. Central Park and Prospect Park have this too - but it's harder to find.
Meditation this morning informed me that there is no self - just thoughts or a construct of thoughts formed by the intellect. Meditate enough you'll figure it out. (That's actually kind of true - I did. Then I got worried, because I didn't really care about anything and was just floating along. That happened about three years ago, so I stopped meditating for a bit. Now I'm doing it again, but sparingly.)
Today's meditation was on keeping an open mind, and not letting emotions overtake me.
I came home from walk, took a shower (dripping in sweat - frigging menopause), and fixed myself a power smoothie via the NutriBullet. It included a teaspoon of psyllium husk (recommended by my doctor, apparently she's taking it), OM mushroom supplement, pineapple, Granny Smith apple slices, Reishi protein shake, Matcha protein shake, blueberries, coconut lime yogurt, water, lemon juice, coffee, mango, and water. Weirdly tasty. And I feel better after drinking it.
Feeling much better now. I've decided I need to take more power walks around my neighborhood this spring and summer. And in general. Also, FB and Instagram desperately want me to start a somatic yoga practice - I'm being inundated with ads regarding it.
The walk cleared my head. It helps looking at grave stones. I realize how temporary everything in life truly is. Particularly surrounded by growing things, birds tweeting in the air, and flowers blowing in the breeze. Kind of puts things in perspective?
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