Posted by Edith Cook on Tuesday, January 1, 2013,
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At the eve of 2013, wishing you moments of peace and mindfulness. Moments is all we have.
Thus begins the message of the week to my readers. I am, of course, paraphrasing Jonathan Kabat-Zinn, whose books have influenced me deeply.
My grandchildren, pictured above at a wedding a few years ago, seem the very incarnation of a young new year. N ow that they are a few years older, they have accumulated the corresponding baggage. Nothing stays new for long.
Though I now live in Wyoming, I make frequent return trips to California with visits to travel club members along the way. At home I play classical guitar, enjoy gardening and cooking, and participate in group yoga. Getting together with family and friends is high on my agenda. I value people who write or make music and love it when my adult children and their offspring play their instruments, sing songs with me, or discuss what they read and write. Such gatherings help me cope with the losses in my life, which have been severe. Next year I hope to visit family in Germany.