Sophie looks terrific and still reminds me of my Haya, who's now 26.. We're trying the Keto Diet these days for the second time around - a real challenge. But we're still dreaming of seizure- free days. Cannabis didn't do it and since our supplier temporarily stopped supplying CBD oil a few months ago we were forced to wean Haya off it. Surprisingly, that didn't upset her. I trust Sophie isn't seizing these days.
My son just supplied me with a few Tony Hillerman murder mysteries: I've begun with "Skeleton Man" which was quite good.
Rainy reading retreat, even the words are soothing! I am working my way through all of Louise Erdrich's novels, re-reading in the order of publication. I fell in love with her characters years ago and wanted to check how we have aged. I still love them.
As a "proper task", I am tackling one chapter of Moby Dick a day, I do that in the bathroom wrapped in the towel after my morning shower. This idea of a chapter a day actually came from you some years ago when you suggested reading War&Peace that way over one year as it has 365 chapters. I actually did that and it was really fabulous, I even followed Napoleon's troops to Austerlitz on google earth.
Your reading retreat idea is seductive, Elizabeth. And I'm going to be thinking about the idea of accidental worthiness for the rest of the day. Thought provoking.
I just finished reading the terribly titled but so wonderful Secrets of Happiness, the book I want to be reading all the time. I wish you so much luck making your reading retreat happen.
A rainy reading retreat sounds like pretty much how I wish I could spend my life 💙 Also a class on capitalism. I have a gazillion books to read, but it sounds like you've been having input from other sources -- would love to hear more!
I'm reading Jeremy DeSilva's book First Steps on the evolution of bipedalism. He's a paleoanthropologist and a very accessible writer (I took his bipedalism class on EdX and it was a lot of fun). Tried to read Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash because so many people reference it but it was just too much work (difficult syntax for me to engage with + published in 1992 so a ton of outdated and over-explained stuff about the internet). Read the Murderbot series twice because it was fun. And Sara Wolf's Bring Me Their Hearts, which is a kind of YA not-really-zombies with a snarky main character who doesn't overdo it. Definitely a romance novel element and I don't really enjoy romances but it was fun enough I didn't mind that aspect.
Oh my, the reading retreat sounds amazing. Perhaps we can go to the same one in upstate New York, at a place called Peace Village, which unfortunately is running only virtual programs right now, but I keep checking, because I'm dreaming about their week long silent retreat, where I believe reading in the woods is allowed. What am I reading? The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton. I am loving it's unorthodox structure, the rich sure voices, the immersive story itself. I hope you feel better in body soon. Sending love.
Meditation can be so good for the body and mind. Then, why am I not practicing? Like you, I'm off and on about it. My wish for you is that you are able to make your reading retreat come true.
You are making far better use of your time than I am. For example: today I have already spent hours NOT MOPPING THE FILTHY KITCHEN FLOOR! The thought of doing anything as constructive as a meditation thing with Alicia Keys and Deepak Chopra fills me with anxiety and despair. If I had a mantra it would be "Who gives a shit?" This is probably not healthy.
I am sorry that you are not feeling well. I wish for you rain. And reading.
A reading retreat sounds heavenly. I would have to be in an Internet-free zone. I find that the instant gratification of web-crawling prohibits me from spending as much time as I would like with books -- as much as I hate to admit it.
Sophie looks terrific and still reminds me of my Haya, who's now 26.. We're trying the Keto Diet these days for the second time around - a real challenge. But we're still dreaming of seizure- free days. Cannabis didn't do it and since our supplier temporarily stopped supplying CBD oil a few months ago we were forced to wean Haya off it. Surprisingly, that didn't upset her. I trust Sophie isn't seizing these days.
My son just supplied me with a few Tony Hillerman murder mysteries: I've begun with "Skeleton Man" which was quite good.
Rainy reading retreat, even the words are soothing! I am working my way through all of Louise Erdrich's novels, re-reading in the order of publication. I fell in love with her characters years ago and wanted to check how we have aged. I still love them.
As a "proper task", I am tackling one chapter of Moby Dick a day, I do that in the bathroom wrapped in the towel after my morning shower. This idea of a chapter a day actually came from you some years ago when you suggested reading War&Peace that way over one year as it has 365 chapters. I actually did that and it was really fabulous, I even followed Napoleon's troops to Austerlitz on google earth.
Your reading retreat idea is seductive, Elizabeth. And I'm going to be thinking about the idea of accidental worthiness for the rest of the day. Thought provoking.
I just finished reading the terribly titled but so wonderful Secrets of Happiness, the book I want to be reading all the time. I wish you so much luck making your reading retreat happen.
A rainy reading retreat sounds like pretty much how I wish I could spend my life 💙 Also a class on capitalism. I have a gazillion books to read, but it sounds like you've been having input from other sources -- would love to hear more!
I'm reading Jeremy DeSilva's book First Steps on the evolution of bipedalism. He's a paleoanthropologist and a very accessible writer (I took his bipedalism class on EdX and it was a lot of fun). Tried to read Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash because so many people reference it but it was just too much work (difficult syntax for me to engage with + published in 1992 so a ton of outdated and over-explained stuff about the internet). Read the Murderbot series twice because it was fun. And Sara Wolf's Bring Me Their Hearts, which is a kind of YA not-really-zombies with a snarky main character who doesn't overdo it. Definitely a romance novel element and I don't really enjoy romances but it was fun enough I didn't mind that aspect.
Oh my, the reading retreat sounds amazing. Perhaps we can go to the same one in upstate New York, at a place called Peace Village, which unfortunately is running only virtual programs right now, but I keep checking, because I'm dreaming about their week long silent retreat, where I believe reading in the woods is allowed. What am I reading? The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton. I am loving it's unorthodox structure, the rich sure voices, the immersive story itself. I hope you feel better in body soon. Sending love.
Love "send me a box full of rain!" Me, too!!
Meditation can be so good for the body and mind. Then, why am I not practicing? Like you, I'm off and on about it. My wish for you is that you are able to make your reading retreat come true.
You are making far better use of your time than I am. For example: today I have already spent hours NOT MOPPING THE FILTHY KITCHEN FLOOR! The thought of doing anything as constructive as a meditation thing with Alicia Keys and Deepak Chopra fills me with anxiety and despair. If I had a mantra it would be "Who gives a shit?" This is probably not healthy.
I am sorry that you are not feeling well. I wish for you rain. And reading.
So how do we get you to a reading retreat?
A reading retreat sounds heavenly. I would have to be in an Internet-free zone. I find that the instant gratification of web-crawling prohibits me from spending as much time as I would like with books -- as much as I hate to admit it.