A beautiful start of the day/ weekend with sunshine and brisk refreshing air, I joined 7:45AM yoga class. Perhaps it was early or cooler, my body was a bit stiff. I was wobbling on my balancing pose and got a bit frustrated about myself… Fortunately, I quickly ‘caught’ myself and calmed myself down; Warrior 3, …
Category Archives: Joy
Creativity
What is creativity? I attended my Toastmaster club’s Halloween-themed meeting and people brought in candy, pastry, desserts, etc. They were all tasty; one particularly stand out. It’s pealed tangerine with a little piece of celery stick out in the middle. It’s like a mini pumpkin, so simple and original, plus a bonus as the healthiest …
Halloween
Happy Halloween! A couple ‘first’ for me… 1st time to wear a costume – I’m a surgeon, thanks to my friend’s scrub. I made a necklace with a 3D-printed larynx and used a silicone spatula as a ‘knife’. 1st time to take all-level yoga class – a good sweat and taught by a high-energy ‘fox’ …
Bright Side
A rainy day today, sharp contrast to a beautiful sunny day yesterday. Many people complained yet it depends on how you looked at it. Yesterday was a nice day for ‘people’, today is a good day for ‘trees’; actually water/ rain are important for all creatures and nature. Everything has 2 sides and we can …
Apple Picking
Sunny, warm, a gorgeous day to go Apple picking! I went to Bolton Spring Farm with a friend. In order to go into the orchard, we have to buy a bag…game on, apple hunting vs. apple watching. There are more than 10 kinds of apples in the orchard and several (names) I’ve never heard of. …
Yes, I Can!
Recently I joined a yoga studio and started routine practice. This morning (7:45am on Sat) just me and the instructor so I had a private class. It is wonderful to get more personalized demo, coaching as well as open the day with ‘stretch and mindfulness’. Crow (looks like a ‘frog’) is a yoga pose that …
Appreciation
I went to a friend’s house for dinner and we chatted about parents. I mentioned it seems easier/ less works for my parents to visit me than I go home because they’d insist to take me to different places and restaurants everyday. She was so ‘touched’. She said when she went home, her parents continue …
Toastmaster
I joined Saturday Toastmasters of Arlington meeting today. H was the table topic (impromptu speaking) master. Instead of simply asking people question/ giving topics. H gave us a structure ‘What, How, and Why’ and 3 minutes to think of the content (pick 1 thing to evaluate the speaker). The structure makes thinking on your feet …
Special Trip
A special trip to visit aunt who has been through chemo, explore Iowa (a new state for me and getting close to achieve 1 of my bucket list to visit all 50 US states), and stay overnight on a tree house (another bucket list item). Aunt seems skinner, thinner-haired, yet in good spirit. As always, …
Yoga & Stretch
Happy October! New month, new start. I joined a yoga studio in my neighborhood, a lapse for 2 years and 1st time to try different types of yogas (beyond gym class). It’s no surprise how I feel my muscle, tight or shaking sometimes yet ‘breath’ during movement and stay ‘present’ are more difficult. Mind kept …