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radical sabbatical: On saying "no"
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Sunday, July 3, 2011. Having firm boundaries has its downsides though; namely, I can no longer spend hours at my job doing organizing work! In fact, I'm such a bad person that you should sever all ties with me right now! Extreme, isn't it? The Bully can be pretty absurd. Yet I make a lot of decisions based on this warped sense of self and reality. Pushing myself to always take on more and excel at everything (or else! Is an exhausting way to live. I also find that there's a continuum in terms of what...
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radical sabbatical: April 2011
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Friday, April 1, 2011. Room full of people in my head. As I've been in the thick of my job search, a particular song keeps coming to mind. I bought the new Cloud Cult. And the lyrics are below:. There's a room full of people in your head, in your head. Yeah, there's a room full of people in your head, in your head. And every single one of them claims your name. You lost control to the mood, my friend. Whattcha gonna do if you lose it again? In the center stands Ego- looking for attention. Give it to me!
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radical sabbatical: on relationships and home-making
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Thursday, August 25, 2011. On relationships and home-making. Whew Another month (and more) has passed and so much has changed since I last wrote! Who wouldn't want a wife? Have I isolated myself with my partner and lost my community organizing touch? Spiritual home, then I need to reorient. I want more spaces like the sangha birthday party: intergenerational, multiracial, mostly queer, and full of joy, gratitude, love, and dancing. August 28, 2011 at 5:53 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Living at...
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radical sabbatical: December 2010
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010. A letter to myself. Recently my coach challenged me to write a blog post from the point of view of my higher self telling the self-that-walks-around-in-daily-life what I should keep in mind before I start my journey. (My "higher self" is the most compassionate, loving, authentic version of myself. For those of you familiar with the His Dark Materials. Trilogy, I think of my higher self as my daemon. So here we go:. Listen to yourself. Keep up your practice. Breathe....Yeste...
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radical sabbatical: February 2011
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Sunday, February 27, 2011. I am trying to bring the sense of presence and joy I felt in Taiwan to my life here in DC. Part of how I stay grounded and fully embodied here is by attending People of Color Sangha at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. It was based on Larry Yang's Precepts for Directing the Mind Towards Diversity. Why should we strive so hard to love and understand and be open to those who hurt us? Why do we have to be mindful and open when they will not do the same for us? This q...
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radical sabbatical: January 2011
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Thursday, January 13, 2011. Like riding a bike. It's been almost a week since I've arrived in Taipei, and I've been keeping busy. The glasses appointment went well (much less miscommunication than with the haircutter) and I now have my own Chinese hipster glasses! Here are some things I've learned about myself and Taiwan so far:. 4 It may be 50-60 degrees here and not a snowflake in sight, but it can still feel pretty cold! 6 There's no way I can eat everything here! And "But we just ate! Do you want a [...
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radical sabbatical: compassion and oppression
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Sunday, February 27, 2011. I am trying to bring the sense of presence and joy I felt in Taiwan to my life here in DC. Part of how I stay grounded and fully embodied here is by attending People of Color Sangha at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. It was based on Larry Yang's Precepts for Directing the Mind Towards Diversity. Why should we strive so hard to love and understand and be open to those who hurt us? Why do we have to be mindful and open when they will not do the same for us? This q...
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radical sabbatical: May 2011
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Friday, May 6, 2011. I got a job! Originally drafted on Sunday, May 1, before the first day of my new job. Interrupted by breaking news of Osama bin Laden's death, and lots of conflicted, heavy feelings about how people were responding. posted late, but still want to share]. Where did April go? Me with my headset and Power Shift gear, Jude (my supervisor/friend) on the left. Aren't we just adorable Little Monsters? What if I had to start over again? So in the span of a week I have gone from an epic conce...
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radical sabbatical: I got a job!
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Friday, May 6, 2011. I got a job! Originally drafted on Sunday, May 1, before the first day of my new job. Interrupted by breaking news of Osama bin Laden's death, and lots of conflicted, heavy feelings about how people were responding. posted late, but still want to share]. Where did April go? Me with my headset and Power Shift gear, Jude (my supervisor/friend) on the left. Aren't we just adorable Little Monsters? What if I had to start over again? So in the span of a week I have gone from an epic conce...
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radical sabbatical: July 2011
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Sunday, July 3, 2011. Having firm boundaries has its downsides though; namely, I can no longer spend hours at my job doing organizing work! In fact, I'm such a bad person that you should sever all ties with me right now! Extreme, isn't it? The Bully can be pretty absurd. Yet I make a lot of decisions based on this warped sense of self and reality. Pushing myself to always take on more and excel at everything (or else! Is an exhausting way to live. I also find that there's a continuum in terms of what...