Carnal Zen

~Finding the balance between earthly delight and spiritual enlightenment~

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Archive for June, 2008

Transitional Yoga

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Sunday yoga at my gym is a crap shoot.  In 6 months we have had 7 different instructors.  Some were really bad, others mediocre.  One pretended to ignore a raucous argument between students over a ringing cell phone.  The time worked for me, the location perfect so I held out.  Turns out, it was worth [...]

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Pathological

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

It is Sunday morning.  I brew coffee, let the dog out and make a point of drinking water to re-hydrate after last night’s wine-fest.   I start writing today’s blog entry.  MSN messenger tells me a friend has logged in, so we chat for a few.  My purse, I notice, has papers hanging out.  I clean [...]

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~A thing of beauty~

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

I could have been cleaning the apartment.  I should have been filing my taxes.  But last night I felt like making something.  Not enough to say…. open the spare closet and dig my craft supplies out of the abyss, or leave the house armed with my camera.  Alas- more internet induced laziness and I found my alternative on [...]

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Getting Jacked

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Karma dictates that we send love into the world.  Even without the promise of reciprocity, I would send good will to all, even to you Mr. Lying-Thieving Mechanic.

 2:00p.m. -  I hung up the phone, relieved.  $82.00 plus towing.  Whew, that little puddle I drove through didn’t break the bank.  I shared the good news with [...]

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Faking it.

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

I woke up happy. Then my car would not start. I have no money for whatever repairs are needed. The sky is dark and the ground is wet. The tow truck is on its way.  I am still happy.  Quite the transition from yesterday.
I found this Opposite Action video.  For the low, low cost of [...]

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