October 2012

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Yang, Yin and Yen

“Yang” was one of my focusing words yesterday.  In Chinese philosophy it is the active principle of the universe, characterized as heaven, male, light and penetrating. Well the weather yesterday may have been all that and more. The high yesterday was about 25C and for late October it was amazing!! I did a 2 mile […]

words

Yang, Yin and Yen

“Yang” was one of my focusing words yesterday.  In Chinese philosophy it is the active principle of the universe, characterized as heaven, male, light and penetrating. Well the weather yesterday may have been all that and more. The high yesterday was about 25C and for late October it was amazing!! I did a 2 mile

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Xenophobia and Pink Cars 2

I may suffer from Xenophobia and don’t know it – but I don’t think so. I remember the first time I had to transfer money into someone’s bank account in South Korea for an order of shell buttons. I transferred an amount that I felt I could just “lose” in the leap to do some

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Xenophobia and Pink Cars 2

I may suffer from Xenophobia and don’t know it – but I don’t think so. I remember the first time I had to transfer money into someone’s bank account in South Korea for an order of shell buttons. I transferred an amount that I felt I could just “lose” in the leap to do some

words

W…X….

“W’s” are interesting characters. They look like 2 “V’s” merged. Does that mean that they are twice as emphatic as “V’s”? The Latin alphabet had no “W’s.” So I guess in a sense they are hybrids. However, classical Latin, not church Latin, pronounced all the “V’s” as “W’s” – as in Weni, Widi, Wicti, which

words

W…X….

“W’s” are interesting characters. They look like 2 “V’s” merged. Does that mean that they are twice as emphatic as “V’s”? The Latin alphabet had no “W’s.” So I guess in a sense they are hybrids. However, classical Latin, not church Latin, pronounced all the “V’s” as “W’s” – as in Weni, Widi, Wicti, which

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Marvelous Monday

Monday itself might have been the “victorious” in my focusing exercise. It was a glorious day 18 degrees C, sunny, full of Fall colours.  I just soaked it up. It was a vivacious “in your face” kind of day and I didn’t mind at all!! My daughter called too with her “victory.” She has a

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Marvelous Monday

Monday itself might have been the “victorious” in my focusing exercise. It was a glorious day 18 degrees C, sunny, full of Fall colours.  I just soaked it up. It was a vivacious “in your face” kind of day and I didn’t mind at all!! My daughter called too with her “victory.” She has a

hiking, Toronto

Sunny Sunday

Today made up for yesterday.  It was a beautiful sunny day, almost warm, with a breeze. People were in shirt sleeves or light jackets. There was no need to bundle up.  It was an unfettered day. We were not constrained by time either. We didn’t have to be here or there by this hour or

hiking, Toronto

Sunny Sunday

Today made up for yesterday.  It was a beautiful sunny day, almost warm, with a breeze. People were in shirt sleeves or light jackets. There was no need to bundle up.  It was an unfettered day. We were not constrained by time either. We didn’t have to be here or there by this hour or

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