February Favorites
I think (too much), therefore I am (not there to live my life). -Thich Nhat Hanh Well, we’re not even halfway through February, and I already have some favorite things to share! Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and spiritual bigshot, and he recently died. I figured it was a good time to check out one of his many books from the library. The Art of Living explores seven Buddhist concentrations- seven “deep insights into reality”- but you don’t have to be a Zen Buddhist in order to understand it. It’s very read-able, and I’m enjoying it! I have been loving the Winter Olympics! I know this is crazy talk, but I’m possibly enjoying it as much or more than the Summer Olympics, WHAT??? But there’s no running in the winter games! Guess what else it doesn’t have- BEACH VOLLEYBALL. During the summer Olympics, it seemed like every time I turned on the TV I had to watch beach volleyball, and I just wasn’t into it. Even though I’ve never participated in any winter sport, I’ve been enjoying them all on TV! I always like figure skating, and the skiing and snowboarding events are exhilarating to watch- I can almost see how snow could be fun. And weirdly, I’m liking NBC’s coverage. I think it’s because I don’t have any expectations or knowledge about most of the sports or the athletes- I just turn it on and have fun watching whatever’s on. Our weather! I know… you’re tired of hearing about our great weather. But, remember that when everyone up north is enjoying a beautiful spring, we’ll be starting a very long, sweltering summer. It all evens out, and I have to appreciate our beautiful weather while we have it. For Tuesday’s run, it was in the low 60s, which I’ve decided is my official favorite running temperature. BREAD. This homemade bread, specifically. I’ve talked about it before, but I can’t stress enough how good it is, and how easy to make. This week I had a weird craving for some sort of stew, so I made a recipe I found on the internet. It turned out so-so, which is what you would expect when you randomly google “vegetable stew.” Luckily I made this bread to go with it, and my husband and I agreed that it elevated the mediocre stew to a delicious meal. Imagine my excitement when I saw a new Denis Morton yoga class! And look what pose Denis is in- half moon (my current favorite pose.) This was a classical flow set to classical music, and I loved it. So those are some things making me happy right now. Do you have a favorite book, class, TV show, or anything else right now? Please share!