Sarah, a friend of mine, published a post in November about the importance of asking yourself questions. Taking a deep breath and contemplating those questions. The answers may arrive fast, or they may take longer. But, ultimately, the answers will come to light. These are the reflective questions she included at the end of her… Continue reading Reflecting
I'd been trying to learn how to meditate for over a year when I came across a video from a yoga teacher who said meditation is more than just having a quiet mind. She said, "the goal is not a quiet mind. The goal is to be present and aware of what's going on in… Continue reading Home Inside
https://anchor.fm/kari-wagner-hoban/episodes/Parallelism-e1fr728 On this week's episode, I discussed a variety of topics… I feel sorry about the indoor plants sold at home improvement stores. I mentioned this cute display at my local Home Depot: Don't they look happier here? I mentioned our Ring doorbell ghost, who I believe is our Joy bird. Yes I'm talking about… Continue reading Podcast #39- Parallelism
https://anchor.fm/kari-wagner-hoban/episodes/34-Symptoms-of-Perimenopause-e1fgeg1 Before I forget (because MENOPAUSE), I wanted to share this Listening Test I discovered yesterday with you. What is that? A C minus? Satisfactory. Yeah, pretty much what I expected. THAT'S JUST HOW MY FACE LOOKS Given that I recently wrote a post on Monday about listening, I thought it would be a fun… Continue reading Podcast #38- 18 Months O’ Menopause
I'm learning to accept the less-than-ideal aspects of myself. One of them is that I have difficulty having conversations. There are two aspects to this: I struggle with making eye contact, and I have to work hard to listen. This has nothing to do with the other person being interesting. This is due to my… Continue reading Working On Becoming a Better Listener
https://anchor.fm/kari-wagner-hoban/episodes/Quirky-e1f5kbm In my post about guilty pleasure books, I linked to an article about "America's Most Common Guilty Pleasures." It was a study conducted by the website Vudu.com, and in researching for the podcast, I discovered that they only polled 2000 people. Putting mannequin hands in plant pots is one of my "weird" guilty pleasures… Continue reading Podcast #37- “Top 10 Weirdest Guilty Pleasures”
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