January 2010
01/15/10Resolve to Stay Present in 2010 – It’s In the Palm of Your HandDo you find yourself forgetting things you thought you could easily remember? Do you search for your sunglasses or rush around? You’re not alone! These are the sorts of things that happen when we’re not living in the present moment.Staying present is akin to being mindful. Being mindful means if you’re doing laundry, focus on doing the laundry. If you’re making dinner, focus on making the dinner. Ram Dass says, “Be here now.” Louise Hay suggests that “Our power is in the present.” Anne Lamott writes, “And now is all we have.”What I know is when I spend too much energy ruminating about the past or fretting over the future, I miss what’s going on in the present. We can learn to notice when we’re absent to... Posted at 12:00 AM | Permalink |
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01/01/10Vegetable Paradise FoundIn the heart of winter when most mornings are frosty and the thought of all delicious summer vegetables are a mere memory, there lies in the heart of San Juan Bautista Valley a mecca of fresh, near-impossible-to-find local vegetables this time of year.On Saturdays from 9:00AM-1:00PM you can venture over to 400 Duncan Ave, just off highway 156, and load up on a variety of root vegetables, greens, apples, bell peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and brussel sprouts to name a few. If you are lucky, a batch of beefsteak tomatoes are also available, which are grown under hoop houses to protect them from the frost. Local, pasture-raised eggs are usually available from a neighbor as well as local honey.Phil Foster, grower of dozens of organic fruits and vegetables year-round, is the... Posted at 12:00 AM | Permalink |
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01/01/10Wedding WishesWish Upon a Wedding is a brand new nonprofit organization, dedicated to granting weddings and civil union ceremonies at destinations across the United States to couples facing life-threatening illnesses. The organization will begin accepting applications for Wedding Wishes in mid January, 2010.Founded by wedding planner, Liz Guthrie of San Jose Wedding Consultants, with the hope that no couple should ever be denied the chance to marry the one they love, Wish Upon a Wedding is the only organization of its kind in existence today.By calling on a regional database of wedding vendors known as “Wish Granters”, the organization will be able to grant five types of weddings (from simple to more elaborate), some in as quickly as 48 hours. How quickly the services are granted, and... Posted at 12:00 AM | Permalink |
