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In funk before the wedding and plans to get out of it
It’s been a while since I wrote my last post. I feel as though I have gotten into some type of funk lately. The truth of the matter is that I myself have caused this funk that I am in. … Continue reading
Posted in diabesity, diet, family, finances, fitness, food, growing up, health, life, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living, stress, type II diabetes, walking, work
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, food, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, now, Oregon, paleo, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, walking, weight loss, work
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Acceptance
I call myself a minimalist but there are yet times where I just want to buy something. I don’t need it, I can certainly do without it but there is just that urge. I have been guilty of this a … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, debt, finances, fitness, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, life, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, simple living
Tagged aging, blogging, exercise, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, primal, simple living
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A Good Idea
While still in the working world it seems we count the days that lead us to another weekend. Here it is Friday already and I have to wonder exactly where the week has gone. Monday morning I will look back … Continue reading
Posted in art, blogging, finances, fun, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living
Tagged aging, blogging, fun, growing up, ideas, journal, journaling, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, now, positive thinking, simple living, thoughts
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End of the Day
Upon arriving home yesterday I knew I would have to walk around the corner to check the mail in the rain. Although it wasn’t raining too hard I knew I would still get wet and it isn’t quite cold enough … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, simple living
Tagged life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, simple living
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Live a Gentle Life
The terms so often used like “Simple Life” or “Minimalism” seem to come with a distinct set of rules that apply to the process of reaching a point where we arrive at what I call a “Gentle Life”. In the … Continue reading
Posted in debt, family, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, primal, simple living, stress, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, body building, debt, exercise, family, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, walking, work
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Service to Others
Yesterday I met a woman of 79 years old who tended to the needs of a beautiful home and yard. My purpose for being there was to respond to a complaint of overgrown natural growth at a property next to … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, family, gardening, growing up, health, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, permaculture, simple living, stress, walking, work
Tagged aging, community, exercise, family, fitness, food, fun, gardening, giving, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, permaculture, positive thinking, retirement, service, simple living, walking, work
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Fall gives way to thoughts of new ways of Community Gardening
As the vegetables growing in my raised bed gardens are giving way to fall I am slowly cutting things down to start preparing for next years plans. This seasons yield of crop wasn’t as good as last years as we … Continue reading
Posted in diet, family, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, primal, simple living, stress, vegan, vegetarian, work
Tagged adventure, aging, community, exercise, family, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, raised bed gardening, sharing, simple living, vegan, vegetarian, weight loss, work
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Rollercoaster of Life and Minimalism
I could probably talk about minimalism all day long with all the physical mechanics involved in reducing life down to just the basic necessities the same way that many posts and articles are written on the subject. I could talk … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, art, blogging, debt, family, finances, food, growing up, health, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, simple living, stress, work
Tagged adventure, aging, blogging, debt, family, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, work
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Positive Changes
It has been some time since I have been committed to any type of routine exercise as I have been busy with trying to find balance in my diet. I suppose you could say that I found many problems with … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, body building, diet, fitness, food, health, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, primal, simple living, stress, type II diabetes, walking
Tagged adventure, aging, body building, diabetes, exercise, fitness, flowers, food, fun, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, positive thinking, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegetarian, walking, weight loss
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I am simply not writing
There was a time not so long ago where I was excited about getting up early in the morning and writing a post to this blog each and every morning. It seems something has changed to the point where I … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, family, finances, gardening, health, life, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living, stress, walking
Tagged aging, blogging, debt, family, finances, health, life, love, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, moments, now, peace, self love, simple living, space, time, walking, writing
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