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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 12, 20092 min read
Hanging Out in the Big Parking Lot of Grief
In the month since my father-in-law died, I've revisited the giant parking lot of grief, the one where you can never remember where you...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 21, 20094 min read
“I’m Sorry” and “Congratulations”: Death and Poetry
All week, I’ve experienced a juxtaposition of “I’m so sorry for your loss” and “Congratulations!” side by side, sometimes even...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 10, 20093 min read
In Praise of Gene
Today my father-in-law, Bill "Gene" Lassman, died at age 83 after many years of severe health issues and breaking his hip two days ago....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 16, 20092 min read
In the Batcave Doing Yoga
Today I hung upside down -- a bat in a line of other bats. It was my first time doing this pose (see picture on right although I didn't...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 3, 20092 min read
When Happens When Kelley Hunt Sings
New Year's eve, and again, Kelley Hunt sang us up and over, far and wide toward the changing of years. This time, it was in the Lawrence...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 12, 20082 min read
Breaking the Mold
It started with underground rivers of salty water left over from the days when Kansas was part of a large inland ocean. At our house, we...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 4, 20082 min read
7 x 7
Seven has always been my lucky number although I can't say it ever won me a lottery or a horserace. I've just always been partial to odd...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 5, 20082 min read
How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love America
Last night, sitting on the couch with friends and family, glued to the television screen in between leaping up to check one of eight...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 7, 20082 min read
Walkabouts on the Prairie
It started with a simple yearning to hang out together, be outside more, and not add another meeting to our overburdened schedules. The...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 15, 20083 min read
The Sweetness of Between-ness
I write this from the Cleveland airport, where I wait in the in-between. The full moon has risen just over the terminal out this window,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 3, 20082 min read
When Downward Dog Goes to the Dogs
After a solid week of ecstasy over my realization that I was truly in love with yoga, the small punctures of self-doubt deflated my...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 23, 20083 min read
Galloping Toward Being A Yoga Teacher
On Tuesday I said out loud something floating through my mind for months, a thought so strangely persistent and impossible I kept trying...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 15, 20081 min read
One Cool Breeze in the Seasons of My Life
It's mid-July, and in Kansas, that means heat, more heat, and then even more heat. This year, we seem to be lucking out in that it's...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 6, 20083 min read
From the Mountains to the Ocean and Back Again: Two Deaths in One Week, and a Whole Lot of Hats
A week ago, we hit the road to attend the memorial service for Woody (who I wrote about in Dec. on this blog), our very dear and beloved...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 30, 20082 min read
Dog Days of Summer Turned Cat Days
Today and yesterday and probably tomorrow is rain, but not the ordinary kind of hard and fast-moving summer rain. This storm is a dying...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 18, 20083 min read
9 Hours in New York, 12 Miles, 5 Trains & One Garden
Why do I do this? Well, for any of you who have walked in New York, you already know the answer. The energy for walking there is...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 14, 20082 min read
Juxtapositions When Things Go Wrong
I'm driving home from the airport, thinking how surreal it is to is to have just driven there, taken the blue bus from long-term parking...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 1, 20082 min read
My Wabi-Sabi Life
When I found the term "Wabi Sabi" several years ago, I was thrilled to discover there were actually some words to easily describe that...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 27, 20081 min read
Kitten Season
After a winter of losses, including the loss our beloved cat, Akio, we have moved through our mourning enough to open our home to new...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 23, 20082 min read
Iris Season
Each year it amazes me. Irises spring from their tight vertical buds into a blossom delicate as breath, and both intricately ruffled and...
