by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 24, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Not only are the munchkins visiting, but we’re all visiting my parents in Atlanta. Three carseats would not fit in the back of my Prius so I rented a huge car like I used to drive when my kids were little. But when I was little, there were no seat belts, much...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 24, 2015 | about the current writer, How We Spend Our Days, novels, stories |
I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 23, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Still no energy but last night I slept better. And tonight I enjoyed cooking in my new pots and pans–gone are the scratched-up ones I bought at Publix because I didn’t care. Now I’m looking forward to getting in bed and reading The Green Road....
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 22, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’m hanging on by a thread… *my healthy action today: I’m going to finish my steps, I am, right now, I’m getting up… ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 21, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Today I made the same drive I first made back in the fall of 1975–40 years ago. Then, it was with my parents headed for my freshman year at Davidson College. Now, it’s with my son headed for his senior year at the same place. When I asked him where he was...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 20, 2015 | 1 true thing |
If you’re looking for something perky, click away. I’m as tired and sleepy as I have been in ages. That tiny burst of energy I had on day 8 and again on day 12 has been replaced by a thick lethargy that I imagine as my carb-burning wheels grinding to a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 19, 2015 | 1 true thing |
When I was taking the guided meditation class at Canyon Ranch, the instructor said, “It’s so easy not to be here.” That’s true. I’m trying to be here. *my healthy action today: one minute meditation. ~ 365 true things about me why this...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 18, 2015 | 1 true thing |
WANTing: a glass of wine READing: The Green Road and My Brilliant Friend EATing: chicken (new recipe–will not make again) FINISHing: The Sunday New York Times WALKing: up and down the steps, around the grocery (two trips), last 1000 steps on the treadmill...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 17, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I cannot get over the colors of the food I’m eating. *my healthy action today: I’m eating for health. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Aug 16, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I LOVED meditation while I was at Canyon Ranch. But in the real world, where I really, really need it, I haven’t meditated even once. Because I have NO TIME for meditation. Just like I have no time to cook. In exactly that sense. In other words, I would rather...
