September 18, 2011

Updates for a Lazy Sunday

A cool and sunny Sunday -- just perfect for a morning bike ride once my flat tire is repaired.  The unexpected downtime this morning is pleasing.  I'm cleaning the apartment, listening to This American Life podcasts, engaging in more de-cluttering (once you start…), and I've been looking around the web and found a few places of interest:

Mindfulness, minimalism, and making your life less complicated.  And one of "the Top 25 blogs and Top 50 websites in the world."  I expect to spend some time on this site.

Runner Matt Frazier's popular site full of his personal insights on the vegetarian/vegan lifestyle.   Poke around, there's a bunch of information and inspiration here.

One woman's chronicle of life in a mini-house.   Well-done blog with loads of photos and anecdotes.  I love the "min hus" and its owner's point of view.  Anyone who calls books "sacred clutter" goes to my church.

NOTE ON MACROBIOTICS POST:  
Thanks to Anonymous for the feedback regarding macrobiotics and the suggestion to follow the macro principle of "chewing until liquified."  I agree this may help -- the extra saliva can only aid digestion once the food hits my stomach, not to mention the act of slowing down may reduce the amount of food I eat altogether, keeping me from over-eating at a given meal.

This morning's breakfast was my first effort to really chew well before EVERY swallow, and it was more difficult than I expected to keep up that slow pace.   (Wow, do I really eat that fast?)   Should I try a week of this mindful chewing and blog about my results here?


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  1. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Inspired by macro principles, I started chewing very thoroughly at some point this summer, and I credit it with a major decline in the lower GI symptoms I had been experiencing. I wonder how it will affect your upper GI?

    Regarding zenhabits: he has some good content, but the fact that he is not actually a Zen Buddhist rubs me the wrong way. If he called it something that didn't misrepresent the content, I think I would like it more. However, if it offers some insight that you find useful, then good! :-)

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  2. min husSeptember 19, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Thanks for reading, and mentioning, min hus. I think this is the nicest thing anyone has ever said about my blog!! What a nice thing to read on a Monday no less.

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