m2h blogs by Marcia Hansen

A few weeks ago I added a bit of javascript to my blog. If you stop by, you’ll see the results in the right nav bar: A Note From the Universe, which is an optimistic message that randomly changes each day. You can sign up to get them via email, or you can [...]

I don’t have trouble eating healthy breakfasts or lunches. Usually, it is dinner that I have the most trouble planning and fixing. I’m usually tired and hungry by the time I get home at night so I usually try and go for something that is quick and easy. But, quick and [...]

While hurrying to a meeting today (and not in the moment; will I ever learn!?), I took a little bit of a tumble. After I went down and I was lying there on the sidewalk, I wondered how it was possible to skin my nose. Turns out, very possible, as you can see [...]

Ok, so I was tempted to just put up a quick check list of completed items to mark the day.

The Holidays with family – check.
New Year’s Eve – check.

And, then I wanted to just say, “let’s get on with it.”
However, after I wrote just the above, I felt my tone was more abrupt than [...]

I noticed a lady in the grocery store buying 6 bags of birdseed.
Hmm…
I guess the birds’ other food sources are covered up by the snow.
Could one use birdseed instead of kitty litter to help tires get traction on ice?

Processing photos is super slow right now at Flickr, but if you click over, you can see some pictures I took this weekend that show the aftermath of our big snowstorm last Thursday. I’ve got two pictures from my doorway. I live on the second floor and the walkway is covered. I was [...]

I’m thinking about a couple of tapes and one book on yoga for my grandma. If anyone has any feedback or suggestions about any of the following, or alternate suggestions even, I would much appreciate it. I thought the following might be useful because she could get her blood circulating better without having [...]

I attended an all day meditation retreat this past Saturday as part of the finale for my meditation class. It was nice to sit in silence all day. I realized how pleasant it is to sit with others and not chatter. I was able to relax into the silence without feeling the [...]

Why do I want this week to be over with you ask?
…my blog server went down (again) and messed up my posting for November.
…3 hours of work on my paper was lost when a computer I was using at the library crashed
…i lost the charging cord to an ipod that was lent to me and [...]

If there is a mindfulness based stress reduction class at your uni, please take it. You’ll be so glad that you did.
Just the other day I was talking about being stressed and frustrated. However, last night was an exception. For the first time in a long time I have been able to [...]