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Picnicking at the train station today :) http://t.co/TUodEPsW # From the archive: : Make me smile… http://t.co/47nHKnit # From the archive: : non, je ne regrette rien http://t.co/gauD16qb # From the archive: : we're all cheering http://t.co/VdRgH3SK #amputee # Bless the 2 women on the L-train who squeezed me on with my bags & crutches [...]
I get blue sometimes. And sometimes those feelings persist and worsen to the point that they verge on depression. When that happens, I run through my list of four things and make sure that I’m doing each one–because I’ve found that these help so much with helping me to rebound from those blue periods. 1) [...]
When I leave work in the evening, I’ve started sticking a post-it in the center of my screen with the tasks that I most need to do first thing the next morning. It’s a good way to keep me focused on the most important things right when I arrive, and also relieves some of the [...]
From the archive: : day's-eye http://t.co/Vv8njcgE #garden # From the archive: : my feet, they're all wet… http://t.co/wprZRKXu #amputee # Fashionable bionics on the streets of NY: http://t.co/q1JIdADk #lifeofanamputee #whatacuteskirt! # From the archive: : blogher http://t.co/oPW61W8Y #women # From the archive: : paddling http://t.co/R3qblEuO # From the archive: : Make me smile… http://t.co/xmShcv1n # [...]
I managed to freak out the kiddos pretty well the other night by driving down the freeway with the dashboard controls set to metric (it looked to them like I was clocking 120mph). But they figured out the conversion quickly enough & breathed a bit easier afterwards. :)
Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, [...]
This past weekend was wonderful. I got to spend time paddling, with friends, and getting caught up on home things (i.e. laundry and packing). But mostly, I spent time with the kiddos. We cooked all of our meals together (I’m giving them basic cooking lessons as a prep for their soon-to-be living on their own), [...]
“When in the end, the day came on which I was going away, I learned the strange learning that things can happen which we ourselves cannot possibly imagine, either beforehand, or at the time when they are taking place, or afterwards when we look back on them.” – Karen Blixen Out of Africa, 1937 I’ve had [...]
From the archive: : escape http://t.co/OrEuvJAG #body # From the archive: : it's now 3 for 3 http://t.co/Ss4M2ZFj #school # From the archive: : when you hear that unmistakable pounding… http://t.co/SfbvLAJq #love # Happiness is: watching the birdshow in my neighbor's trees during golden hour #simplepleasures # From the archive: : Boston, Boston, Boston! http://t.co/xzfwWXMf [...]
This post feels a bit like a PSA rather than a typical pilgrimsteps post. But I wanted to share my experience with PPIs just in case it might be of help to some of you…. Last year I struggled to paddle because of severe back pain that was due to some problems with my prosthesis. [...]
Recently I visited a friend in the desert. It was hot. It was sandy. But it was also full of growing things: For a few hours I stayed at her home alone (while the others were out hiking), and while sitting on the porch I spied a robust amount of bird and insect life including [...]
I’ve been going through some of my older posts lately, and came across this one that I posted just before heading to Europe last summer (oh, I can remember now how nervous I was about that trip, my first to Brussels). This phrase jumped out at me today from the Baz Luhrman speech: Enjoy your [...]
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