The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: yoga

  • Give Yourself a Raise

    Recently I got a raise at work, and I was thrilled. You have to understand. For 14 years I worked in a non-union job, and we got a one dollar raise every 6 years, which, needless to say, did not keep pace with the cost of living. And we’d have to fight to get that.…

  • Unplug

    Recently a friend of mine posted some quotations by the author Anne Lamott on her Facebook page. One that really struck a chord with me was this one: “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” Wise words indeed. I thought of them last night when my wifi…

  • Self-Care

    For some reason it’s been my experience that most people are incapable of being kind to themselves. I’m no exception. I don’t know if it’s low self-worth or a time management issue, but we tend not to take care of ourselves the way we would others. Think about it. You’d hold a door open for…

  • Baby Yoga

    Okay, I just saw the most disturbing video I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I can’t even post a link to it, because Youtube keeps yanking it down. I had to stop watching after two minutes. It’s been viral on Facebook. In it, a Russian woman takes a baby who is too young to…

  • You’re so Easy to Dislike

    My former yoga instructor is a very profound woman.  She has a fantastic blog of her own called “in·spi·ra·tion” which I highly recommend. If you can get past the colorful language which I find hilarious but others might find offensive, and the crunchy granola-isms, you’ll discover that she imparts a great deal of wisdom. One…

  • Don’t Underestimate the Elderly

    My landlady is 72 years old, and only 4 months out from heart surgery, and yet the first time I saw her, she was wearing short shorts, a tank top, and a half ton of jewelry. I’m convinced she’s in better shape than I am.  I think she’s delightful. Back in the 80’s, I used…