Why Do We (To-) Do It?: A Mindful Monday Post for Tuesday!
One Monday in February, this was my to-do list! South Jetty Park, Florence, OR, USA. Photo Shan Jeniah Burton. Hi there, and welcome to my very first Mindful Monday Tuesday post! You can learn more...
View ArticleOn the Horizon…Parenting with Intention, Part 4 for Mindful Monday
Are you present? If you’re a parent, what kind of relationship do you want to have with your children, when they’re adults? Ten years from now? Five? Three? Next year? Tomorrow? It’s Mindful Monday...
View Article#Onegoodcup After Another: Mindful Monday
As June slips into July, I transfer my attentions from my second Kifo Island Chronicles novel, Generations, which is a near-future fantasy, to Foul Deeds Will Rise – a straight-up, shapeshifting,...
View ArticleScattered Productivity for Mindful Monday
This past week was a scattered one, for me. I spent July 30 -August 2 at Unschoolers Rock the Campground, with my kids and no internet. It’s the major event on our social calendar, one we look forward...
View ArticleBlackberries in the Sun: A Mindful Monday Food Meditation
Hi there, and welcome to Mindful Monday, where I practice and share my explorations into living a life of self-awareness and intention. Are you ready to go deeper? Have you ever had something come...
View ArticleMindful Monday (on Tuesday) in the Material World
What do you think of when you consider the word mindfulness? Meditation, intention, purpose? How about washing dishes, chatting with a child, or rearranging the living room? What about any of the...
View ArticleThe Creative Pause Edition: Second Serving Sunday
A weekly peek backwards and a look ahead, from my little corner of the blogosphere… Are you ready for a Second Serving? Life Stuff: Last Week’s Edition: Cocooning Connection It’s been a fairly quiet...
View ArticleAttending Soul and Vessel: Mindful Monday
Where can being a mindful tender of my body lead me? I tend to neglect my physical self. It’s not intentional, but I’m a person far more comfortable with introspection, and with widening and deepening...
View ArticleGoing With My Flow for Mindful Monday
What happens when I become mindful of my personal energy, with all its natural ebbs and surges? Last night, there was a full moon with a full lunar eclipse. I couldn’t write my ideas fast enough, and...
View Article“Smile More. Talk Less.” Wise Words for Mindful Monday
The title of this post was advice given to me years ago, when I was a waitress working the insanely busy lunch shifts at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Hundreds of guests...
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