Anita Lewis / is on Nostr

Retired: was lab tech, religious sister, archivist, US Army (no not all at the same time) Interested in Linux and eclectic reading.

Website: https://anitalewis.org

Last Notes

2024-10-02 21:21:55

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It's such a wonder to me that these are symbiotes. I'd like to read more about how they form.

2024-09-25 11:37:58

I finished reading The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. I saw a review of the book by @npub19hs…0qv5 on his blog (https://82mhz.net/posts/2024/09/the-books-i-read-in-august-2024/) and even though I have no interest in SF War stories, this looked enticing. I was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War period as was Joe Haldeman. His experience was immensely different than mine! I worked at a burn center in a lab so I saw people returning from Vietnam, but that is as close as I got. Haldeman obviously expresses his thoughts on war in this book. He does it through a fantastic story of time and space and very real people. I'm sooo glad I got introduced to this book and read it. Thanks Andreas.
@npub12s2…9gr0, I'm wondering if in the years when you did read Trade published books, did you read this?

2024-09-17 21:10:59

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It's so amazing to me all that you find! And then photograph!! Beautiful. You do such a service in sharing these.

2024-09-07 11:39:09

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I'm right with you on the wardrobe. I kid you not. But I thought of something else that has helped me. I forget the source.
We say "I have to do the laundry."
I've learned the different feel, especially as I grow older, of saying instead "I am able to do the laundry."
That puts it into the from of the action rather than the result and also into a sense of gratitude rather than obligation.

2024-09-07 11:27:40

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"I need to think about why laundry is a chore and not "Yay, clean clothes" but bread is a joy."
Hmm... Something to think about. This has a Taoist ring to it. Maybe another question is: What is joy? I mean in reality what exactly is joy? Is it acceptance of what is? Is it fulfillment of a desire? This feels very important to me.

2024-08-26 12:43:47

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No luck on dessert first here! Our air conditioner stopped working yesterday evening. Looks like we have to eat our greens first before dessert.

2024-08-13 20:00:47

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Lovely little blossoms, too. And that other upside down insect seems interested in one.

2024-08-03 11:41:57

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I wonder where your mind goes as you write the daily poem. Is it like a meditative space. I've just begun reading ProcessMind by Arnold and Amy Mindell. One thing from this morning's reading: it can be experienced as a kind of force field -active, intelligent "space" between observer and observed. I'm seeing your word "progress" and thinking "process." In fact, that is how I saw it when I first read your post this morning.