on the first day
after a long winter break
the kinders (and we) are back at it.
—
“well it’s life, back to the salt mines.”
-sadaf zahra
Jan8
Jan7
use the good china.
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image credit: life on purpose movement
Jan6
laugh yoga.
the early days of laugh yoga.
—
i recently received an email
from a local group looking for members
(some of you may remember the ventriloquist’s group who tried to recruit me?)
well, this group is into laughter yoga therapy.
all i could think of was the memory
of my mother in assisted living
one of the only verbal (and opinionated)
people in her group.
one day when i was visiting
a therapist came in
telling them they were going to try a new thing:
laugh yoga therapy
she rolled her eyes but went along
once it was finished they asked her what she thought of it
her response:
“that was the stupidest thing i’ve ever done.”
i’m not sure it had quite the effect on her that they’d hoped for
but her comment gave more than one of us a very good laugh.
—
the invite:
Metro-Detroit Laughter Therapy Club
The Concept of Laughter Yoga is based on the scientific fact that the body cannot differentiate between fake and real laughter~ Everyone wants health and happiness in their lives. But instead they are getting stressed out , depressed, getting less sleep, more negative thoughts and feeling isolated. Does this sound like you? Are you someone who wants to move on and bring more laughter and joy into…
—
“if people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.”
-ludwig wittgenstein
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image credit: wnyc
Jan5
opera.
when dropping off donations
at the local salvation army
i was met by
friendly, happy workers
who have struggled
had challenges in their lives
listening to opera music
it clearly brought a lot of joy to them
there was no way to avoid
getting taken in by the music.
—
“everybody is always in the middle of their own opera.”
-greta gerwig
Jan4
giveaway.
if you look closely
you might see a grandie in this picture.
—
“hiding only gives you away.”
– m
– m
Jan3
find that place.
spending the day off
with a couple of grandies and their neighborhood friends
lounging around
staying in pajamas
watching ‘the dark crystal’ ( 80s sci-fi movie)
having snacks
and
just enjoying life.
—
“it is nice finding that place where you can just go and relax.”
-moises arias
Jan2
so far.
“what is the most important thing you’ve learned in your life so far?”
Jan1
january 1.
Jan1
until they wake.
’twas new year’s eve at the lake house
and two of our
fellow celebratory foot soldiers
and their loyal dog were down
though they made a miraculous comeback
returning to the fray for the midnight hour
and it was something to behold.
—
“forgive me if I sleep until I wake up. “
-charles olson
Dec31
moving.
starlings come together and move into the shape of a giant bird.
kinders come together to see if the birds are eating the food they’ve left for them
—
“do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?”
-marcel marceau
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credits: guy benson, attenborough nature preserve, bbc news east midlands
