Posts tagged Mastheads
Spring 2011
01 year ago
At the time of this writing, I’ve been home from work sick for three days…but it’s giving me some extra time to rest – and get caught up on this blog. It’s grey outside…but with Spring approaching here in just a couple of days, I’m hoping for some sunny weather…which is a lot to hope for around here. Normally, I always feel a surge in my energy and motivation at this time – time to start spring cleaning, fix up the yard, do things I’ve been putting off during the winter months.
Sukha is usually translated as, “happiness,” “pleasure,” or “bliss” – not that I’m grasping at these things, or anything
I’m more inclined to feel the sukha when the sun comes out.
Winter 2011
01 year ago
Ah…the mischievous Barrel of Monkeys monkeys, the howler monkey, the meditating Rafiki, the malevolent screaming monkey with cymbals, and more…all aspects of my monkey mind that sometimes continues to rage uncontrollably, swing from thought to thought, or throw sh** when least expected, troubling me when I am trying to sit serenely in the land of no-thought. I try to manage these monkeys throughout the day, but they still sometimes get the better of me. Now that they have calmed back down after the holiday season, I may be able to get more blogging done.
Autumn 2010
21 year ago
by CJ
in Mastheads: 2010
*click pictures to enlarge
I love Autumn…at least the glowing days, not the rainy ones we get more often where I live. Still, when Autumn comes in, I’m in a more somber mood than I usually am at the start of summer, and I think this is reflected in my site design.
The picture in the header is one of my favorite places to walk, whether for exercise or meditation. I feel fortunate to have this place a short walk from my home and go there often when it isn’t too muddy. Very quiet, shady, full of ponds, marshes, and trails.
The lower picture I actually took at the end of July. There were already some leaves falling, and I liked the way the light looked on the roots.
The top caption is kind of a reminder to myself. I’m great at starting things, but not necessarily at keeping them going. I need to remind myself (Duh!, my teenage daughter would – and, unfortunately, often does – say) to keep my feet on the path, but without too much striving or pushing myself. Because, really, as the footer states, there’s really, ultimately, no goal except being right here. Fully here. Fully present. Easy, right?:)
I plan to have something more funky again up for Winter 2010 – 2011.
Summer 2010
01 year ago
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This was my first site header — Summer 2010. I love retro stuff — Anne Taintor magnets, things like that. I stuck this picture in my header, but when I looked more closely, I could see that she seemed to be happily standing in front of a fridge full of…MEAT! But then I realized this is just like my real life, trying to follow a vegetarian diet in a household, and a world, surrounded mostly by carnivores. So, uh, honey? Where’s the tofu?
