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By Charity Posted on February 14, 2011

Devotion and Paradox

On the way home from Aikido tonight I heard a story on As it Happens about Graham Short, an engraver in Birmingham (England, not Alabama) who engraved the phrase “Nothing … Continue reading Devotion and Paradox

Categories: Happiness Project, MindfulnessTags: aikido, Engraving, passion, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 24, 2011

Aikido!

The jury was still out after my last Aikido class. I wasn’t sure I liked it. I felt awkward, exposed, and inept, but I went back because I recognized that … Continue reading Aikido!

Categories: Explore, Happiness ProjectTags: aikido, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 11, 2011January 10, 2011

What I Want to be Remembered For

First off, I went to aikido Monday night. I can’t decide if I like it or not. I really don’t like trying new things. And I think I may have … Continue reading What I Want to be Remembered For

Categories: Explore, Happiness Project, MindfulnessTags: aikido, breastfeeding, Family Life, mothering, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 7, 2011October 1, 2014

The Neverending Story

So, my theme for January is “Explore.” I’m still kind of working out what that means. I had decided that in general it meant that I would try out things … Continue reading The Neverending Story

Categories: Explore, Happiness ProjectTags: aikido, anxiety, Explore, postaday2011, Skiing

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