Monthly Archives: December 2012

SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS

Posted on December 30, 2012 by hafong

I lost my battle to inertia today, sleeping in till after 8.  Then after breakfast, I curled up with a book in the sun room and lost myself in its pages.  It was wonderful laying in the sun, wrapped in … Continue reading →

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ONE THING MORE

Posted on December 29, 2012 by hafong

I am sitting here, wrapped in my cashmere sweater for its warmth and softness.  I’ve made a pot of coffee for energy.  I’m pushing myself forward with my new mantra:  ONE THING MORE.  Just do one thing more.  If I … Continue reading →

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DO ONE THING

Posted on December 26, 2012 by hafong

They say that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.  He, who coined that phrase is such a wise man.  Everything begins with a single action. It is Boxing Day.  How did I get here?  It … Continue reading →

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A NEW DAWN

Posted on December 19, 2012 by hafong

It is another morning, just a week before Christmas.  I’ve just finished another 12 hour night shift.  I am tired and not in the best of spirits.  It is not the way I want to go to sleep, on a … Continue reading →

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BEING HERE, BEING NOW

Posted on December 18, 2012 by hafong

It is especially difficult to be here and now in the heart of snow and winter.  Many of us are dreaming of those sunny beaches of Mexico and Cuba and those all inclusive holidays where the food and the liquor … Continue reading →

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BUILDING HABITS, BUILDING DREAMS

Posted on December 16, 2012 by hafong

Mornings are hard in the middle of December.  The sun does not show its face till 9 or later.  So lucky that we have Sheba to be our alarm clock.  She is quite persistent.  If licks on the face, runs … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMASES PAST

Posted on December 11, 2012 by hafong

Christmas is still to come and it will be with us every year, forever and ever.  For some of us, including yours truly, we like to think we can do very well without it.  But can we?  It is such … Continue reading →

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SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS

Posted on December 10, 2012 by hafong

I am hearing John Lennon’s song, A Happy Christmas, but I’m having a hard time feeling the music or the sentiment.  I wonder how many people are of the same sentiment.  I’ve been fighting these feelings to no avail.  Perhaps … Continue reading →

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THE SPIRIT OF CELEBRATIONS

Posted on December 6, 2012 by hafong

I’m thinking of past Christmases and New Years as I awake in the dark this morning.  I’m thinking that it would be much easier if it was in July.  There would be no snow, heavy coats, scarves and boots, coughs … Continue reading →

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HEART OF WINTER

Posted on December 5, 2012 by hafong

We are in the heart of winter.  It is dark, dark outside.  My little Buddha is shivering in the snow.  Sunrise is not till 8:59, another hour yet.  Yesterday, the sun did not come out at all. It would be … Continue reading →

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