Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Category: Me
Post #2063: A little catch-up after a few days of silence
Some fairly intense workload and stress has kept me away from the blog this week – when I don’t get breaks, posts don’t get written – which is shame as I was on such a roll last week! So the news of the last week… Continue Reading “Post #2063: A little catch-up after a few days of silence”
Post #2062: Blogging along with #slowfashionoctober
Coming off of Wednesdays’s post on mindfulness and creativity, I feel compelled to join in with October’s blogging theme over at Fringe Association which is Slow Fashion (#slowfashionoctober). Some of you may have noticed that this blog has recently developed two strong themes which… Continue Reading “Post #2062: Blogging along with #slowfashionoctober”
Post #2061: Silence is the easy part
Returning from meditation retreat on a Monday morning, the workplace conversation goes something like this: Co-worker: So, what did you do this weekend? Me: Spent it at a meditation retreat, you know, meditating. Co-worker: Really? Me: Yup Co-worker: Wow, you must be really relaxed… Continue Reading “Post #2061: Silence is the easy part”
Post #2060: When it comes to creativity, “to be everywhere is to be nowhere”.
Brian left on Saturday morning for a 9-day hunting trip up North, which coincided with the start of my intensive Zen practice period, and so the house has been very – very – quiet. While I normally fill the empty spaces by listening to… Continue Reading “Post #2060: When it comes to creativity, “to be everywhere is to be nowhere”.”
Post #2058: Ten pounds of olives
A couple weekends ago I was at my local market and a bag of raw olives just jumped into my basket. Besides that, I have really no explanation for how I managed to bring home ten pounds of Sevillano Olives without the faintest idea of… Continue Reading “Post #2058: Ten pounds of olives”
Red Cedar 