Archive for June, 2011
Making Mandalas
In: art|Navel Gazing
30 Jun 2011Crossposted from the Deadly Divas Everyone has their own way of expressing emotion, of managing anxiety. A year or so ago, when I was digging through reviews of various fountain pens, I stumbled across a blog called Spiritual Evolution of the Bean, by artist Stephanie Smith. She teaches the creation of mandalas as art and [...]
Anna’s Great-Nana’s Banana Nut Bread
In: kitchen
30 Jun 2011One of my wedding gifts from my Nana (my dad’s mother) was a collection of her favorite recipes to add to my recipe box. They’re not the recipes I make all the time – most of them are desserts and special occasion foods – but some of them are real treasures. I occasionally, like many [...]
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The Difference between Choice and Failure
In: Navel Gazing
15 Jun 2011Failure. Ugly word, ugly connotations, ugly mental constructs built to avoid it. I was reading an article recently about when to stop doing something, and it kind of tweaked my brain about failure versus changing your mind. From the original article: In the past year it became increasingly clear that the Temple was not doing [...]
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- Anna: Tami ยป I sent you an email with the Rivendell links, but I'll post here as well. [...]
- Tami: Can I get the link to that rivendell site? I may sign up now that I have access to a treadmill! A [...]
- Ratshag: Our wedding photo set included lots of photos of people who weren't us, and we were pleased by this. [...]
- Mishaweha: I wouldn't worry too much about it. I believe it's pretty common for photographers to take pictures [...]
- Anjela: I wouldn't worry about it! <3 It's only a few pictures out of what will undoubtedly be hun [...]
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