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I Confess
For someone who promotes active living, I have been very inactive in my writing about it. One might say this seems a bit hypocritical. My answer? I advocate proactive living not writing. Writing is one...
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Silence and Values
Sometimes it is important to just be silent. When you have nothing to say, why fill the air with empty words? At least that is my reason for having been so lax in blogging and tweeting lately. The...
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Old and New
With the beginning of every New Year many of us talk of making changes in our lifestyles. Sometimes we actually do drop old habits or start new health regimens. And many of us keep these changes. I...
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But is it fun?
No matter what you are doing, you should be enjoying it. If it isn’t fun, then don’t do it. Even the mundane things can be made fun. I have taken to jazz dancing as I wash my floors. I turn the...
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Mental Attitude
It is important what thoughts, images, information, ideas you allow into your mind. You are what you think. Rene Descartes had his epiphiney “I think therefore I am”. My epiphiney is “I am...
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Sowing Seeds of Contentment
ZenFrugal is not costly or time consuming. I have started the germinating process for my ZenFrugal Garden. As I prepared the small greenhouses in which my seeds will sprout and take root, I reflected...
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Seedlings
My germinators have succeeded. Now I am instructed to cull the seedlings. This seems so cruel. As an educator in higher education I often have this same task. It is my least favorite assignment....
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Seelings Update
What a relief. I spoke to my over-the-fence-backyard-neighbor who is a second generation organic gardener and he confirmed my idea that I do not have to cull the seedlings. He stated that the “strong...
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Smokin’
I want to share a secret with you. I am an excellent cook. Now this is quite an accomplishment for me as it took me a long time to become an excellent food preparer. When I first got married I was...
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Seedlings Redux
My seedlings now resemble small plants. I have moved them from the germinators into my garden plot. In Central Texas the heat and lack of sun has proven to be murderous for young plants. I have had...
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