Eating healthy

This seems like a succinct way to close out the week.

It’s also pretty true.

Pilgrim in the valley

Last week I got an email with some lousy health news from a friend. I happened to be in a café in Cupertino, so after I read the email I packed up my kit and drove to Saint Jude’s Episcopal Church a few blocks away. 

They have an outdoor labyrinth—not a very big one, they certainly could have done more with the space—but it’s the closest one to me, and it’s serviceable.

Labyrinths help me when I have things to sort out. Not for nothing are they referred to as a walking meditation. And I have things to sort out.

Yesterday I walked it again and was struck (again) by what an amazing metaphor for life labyrinths are. The path folds back on itself so many times—you move forward, then you turn and seem to head back where you came from. But it’s actually never quite the same.

I also like that every time you reach one of the turns, if you pause and look straight ahead, the view you get is different from every other turn. If you’re looking ahead, the view actually changes with every step. But I pay attention at the pauses. Focus, even.

(Yeah? Well, you try it with a brain like mine.)

I’m not always successful at freeing myself from things, but I always leave the labyrinth feeling like my breathing has improved.

Spitting images

This is an interesting project: photographer Sandro Miller and actor John Malkovich teamed up to recreate some iconic portraits of the past 80 years. The original is lined up side-by-side with the new take.

I’m not wild about the “Migrant Mother”, but the one of Dalí is really fascinating.

I also really like the Picasso.

But I know what I like

Perhaps this will be a week of concise, get-to-the-point posts. Like:

Is this one of the best mashups ever?

Well, discuss amongst yourselves.

Gratitude Monday: All in the attitude

It’s Gratitude Monday. Here’s what I’m grateful for today, and all this week.

You fill in the blanks as you like.