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I recently took my first barefoot hike with a group in Mass. I...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:10:42 -0400

I recently took my first barefoot hike with a group in Mass. I had a great time and had the opportunity to meet some very seasoned barefoot hikers and runners - some doing this for 20 years! I learned, despite what I thought, barefoot hiking/walking/running is more than just baring your feet. For some it’s a cure to their muscular problems, an unconventional lifestyle, a statement, a meditation, and even a high.

I took my first barefoot run yesterday and learned the proper techniques to running barefoot (we need to retrain ourselves to how we originally walked without shoes). I felt tension in muscles I think I’ve never used before. I was more upright, not bouncing up and down, staying springy in the knees and landing forefront first. I had a great teacher. I only went a short distance but I can’t wait to try it again. It’s so much fun!

If you are in the Boston area and want to check out some groups, you should head over to the Eastern MA Barefoot Hikers Group: http://bit.ly/KHKazV

Taken with Instagram at Cafe Sorento

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:42:07 -0400

Taken with Instagram at Cafe Sorento

A new meaning to ‘drivers seat’ (Taken with...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:43:01 -0400

A new meaning to ‘drivers seat’ (Taken with Instagram)

This never ceases to amaze me

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:46:26 -0400

This never ceases to amaze me

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Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:35:12 -0400

The best David Bowie cover ever! I just want to be on that boat....

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:59:03 -0400

The best David Bowie cover ever! I just want to be on that boat. So beautiful.

Wow look at these amazing Spring mushrooms I just found! (Taken...

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:13:04 -0400

Wow look at these amazing Spring mushrooms I just found! (Taken with instagram)

Gene’s house (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:30:06 -0400

Gene’s house (Taken with instagram)

Awesome afghan bracelet (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:42:02 -0400

Awesome afghan bracelet (Taken with instagram)

Taken with instagram

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:45 -0400

Taken with instagram

Beautiful day (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:30:40 -0400

Beautiful day (Taken with instagram)

Chelsea Nicole new Facebook Timeline cover

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:41:36 -0400

Chelsea Nicole new Facebook Timeline cover

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Fri, 11 May 2012 09:50:50 -0400

Taken with instagram

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:18:05 -0400

Taken with instagram

I just love Elephants. A mother elephant watches proudly as her...

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:15:00 -0400

I just love Elephants.

A mother elephant watches proudly as her 1-year-old baby boy heads towards a fruit and vegetable buffet laid out for his birthday

The Longest Love Letter Ever Written?

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:19:00 -0400

I love Oscar Wilde’s writings and came across De profundis in my Kindle collection, which Yeats called the longest love letter ever written. I really didn’t think it could be that interesting compared to his fictional writing, but as I learned the background of the letter, it started to become more intriguing. He wrote this in prison, to hix ex gay lover, also his student. The ex lover was selfish and immature (according to Wilde) and was a catalyst in Wilde going bankrupt and a direct cause of him being sent to prison for 2 years!

In this letter, Wilde’s character is revealed and there are some very interesting little gems buried in his long account of his love affair and ultimate demise.

My favorite quote is:

The gods are strange. It is not of our vices only they make instruments to scourge us. They bring us to ruin through what in us is good, gentle, humane, loving.

This is so true to me. In my life I know that my inclination towards kindness and gentleness to others who are more inclined to hate and resentment has come back to bite me many times, and this is what happened to Wilde through his forgiving attitude and generosity towards his lover.

The other passage I am fond of is his take on Hate and what it can do to those who let it take over:

Hate blinds people. You were not aware of that. Love can read the writing on the remotest star, but Hate so blinded you that you could see no further than the narrow, walled-in, and already lust-withered garden of your common desires. Your terrible lack of imagination, the one really fatal defect of your character, was entirely the result of the Hate that lived in you. Subtly, silently, and in secret, Hate gnawed at your nature, as the lichen bites at the root of some sallow plant, till you grew to see nothing but the most meagre interests and the most petty aims.

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Tue, 08 May 2012 18:47:36 -0400

Mamihlapinatapai is a word from the Yaghan language of Tierra...

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:17:00 -0400

Mamihlapinatapai is a word from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”, and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It refers to “a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to suggest or offer themselves”.

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:04:03 -0400

The humble beginnings of my meditation area, enhanced by 500...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:29:00 -0400

The humble beginnings of my meditation area, enhanced by 500 year old Afghan prayer rugs sent by my thoughtful boyfriend (Taken with instagram)