One small change and more

Finshed ::: Shaw that Jazz (binding off in this pic {by Silas}, the full deal is below.) 

Yoga ::: My morning practice consists of neck stretches, full forward bends, meditation.  I'm so stiff that I am starting very slowly and with a small time commitment.  Sustainability is my goal.  Trusting the process.  But, I'm amazed how much of a difference it makes to start my day with this small practice.  My patience, awareness, empathy and compassion are just closer to the surface.

One Small Change ::: March 2010 :::

One vehicle-free day a week. No car, no bus, no train.

This may not sound like a big deal to a lot of people, but in Houston people are attached to their cars.  We live in the city center and have the luxury of being able to walk to a Kroger, several restaurants and coffee shops, a health club, several good resale stores, a park, a library, and even the post office is only a 20 minute walk.  We also are a 15 minute walk from a light rail line that takes us downtown or to many museums and the zoo.  We have been known to take the bus to a more distant market.  In general, though, Houston is designed for cars and our spoiled and over-scheduled selves have difficulty planning for the extra half-hour to walk somewhere (not to mention torrential rains and stifling heat/humidity).  Live oak trees have destroyed most of the sidewalks in our part of town.   Bike riding is SCARY at best, although we do it and we are set up with our wonderful Yakima kid carrier trailer.  As I write this, I see how often we make those car trips when when we could walk.  It requires slowing down, having a shorter list, planning for it.  It gets dicey when it comes to relationships.  Most of my people are NOT within walking or biking distance.  Hmmm.  One day a week is not a big deal.  We can do it!

 
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Comments

[JaneWild]

I love your small change!

[Hip Mountain Mama]

Great change!! Starting with one day a week is great and may turn into twice a week...? Feel free to stop by any time this month and let us know how it is going! http://1smallchangeblog.blogspot.com/
Suzy

[Hip Mountain Mama]

P.S. I wanted to remind you to update your link to our One Small Change website. Under your current Favs section the link is going to our old website which is no longer there. The new site is here http://1smallchangeblog.blogspot.com/
Thanks
Suzy