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Healing Yourself, Healing the Planet

Healing Yourself, Healing the Planet

Economic Anxiety Got You Shaken?
Whether it's your job that you are worried about keeping or a house with a large mortgage or the daily news of an ever-worsening economy-it's a hard time for many to stay cool and, as we say in Santa Cruz, grounded.  I have been treating many people over the last few months for anxiety and there are a number of steps that you can take to calm your mind and stop your heart from pounding with worry.  
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Where I write

Where I write

My creative writing process begins with a connection between my right hand, specifically the fingers, a sanford uniball onyx micro blue pen, and a cool looking notebook.  For some reason, the notebook is of great importance. I prefer writing creatively in a notebook as opposed to the legal pad attached to the clipboard that I cart around with me containing my list for the day as well as some scribbles of ideas.  blog_yoga.jpgSomehow I trust my writing style and content most when it is on the pages of a ‘Moleskine." The moleskin is "the legendary notebook of artists, writers, intellectuals and travelers," and has been around for over 200 years. (www.moleskineus.com ).  They say that the moleskine was used by Ernest Hemminway, Vincent van Gogh, and others of noteworthy fame who were tortured artists, but brilliant and good company to be part of, as I see it.  I prefer the lined notebooks for writing, but have been know to pick up a plain paper book for quick sketching.

Bookshop Santa Cruz (www.bookshopsantacruz.com ) carries these notebooks in hardcover, soft cover, plain, lined and as monthly planner.

 

Ahhhhhhh.......poppies

Ahhhhhhh.......poppies

Driving through the alpine valley so close to the Tahoe Forest, I am taken over by the calm and beauty of the stillness and connection I feel to this beautiful planet.  There are cows everywhere.  Not milking cows, but "meat cows," I am told. Such irony in this vegetable world.  There is even a sign by the side of route 89 that says, "try beef."  In the distance, I see some bright blue squares which turn out to be the blog_karma.jpgroofs of Sierraville Hot Springs, a resort on 700 acres which includes natural hot springs guided into incarnations of warm pools, hot pools, cold plunges and a dry sauna. Pretty calming, once I get used to my body out there in the open.   And to top it off, a small field of poppies welcomes me in to the main lodge.  There are a number of rooms to rent, as well as camping, which is popular.   Yoga, too.  (full disclosure: my daughter is the resident yoga teacher and massage therapist.) www.sierrahotsprings.org

Batman Returns

Batman Returns

In DC's most recent major crossover series: Final Crisis , readers were stunned to witness hardcore super villain Darkseid send Batman straight to that big, batcave in the sky by way of his omega effect (a weapon you have to read about to believe) - and while historically the word "death" in comic books almost always deserves to carry quotations (cough*Captain America*cough), until Bruce Wayne makes his inevitable return, we've got a serious problem:

Who will step up to don the cape and cowl in his absence and take out Gotham City's trash?
 
BLOG_XRAYbatmanaN.jpgThis question was the crux of writer/artist Tony Daniel's 3-issue mini series: Battle for the Cowl . A tale which chronicled the criminal cluster-you-know-what to capitalize on the dark knight's absence while members of the bat family struggled to maintain order until a decision could be reached about just who is the most deserving, let alone qualified to assume the mantle of the bat. Toss in a vengeful former side-kick and a potential new major threat to the city and you've got a story which culminated in the crowning of an all new Batman and Robin and an all new self-titled series.

This is when it gets really good. Enter Grant Morrison yes !, who along with semi-regular collaborator Frank Quietly handling art chores, steps up to the plate to knock out a whole new era for the caped crusaders. Just take a look at their previous work together in All-Star Superman, We3 and their  X-Men stuff and you'll notice that these two have a serious knack for bringing out the best in each other, making this book something truly special and more than worth your attention.

One thing I can say for certain is that if the first issue is any indication (it's easily one of the single best issues of any comic I've read so far this year), with fresh faces under the masks - resulting in the incredibly intriguing role reversal of a lighter Batman and darker Robin - this duo with a whole new dynamic is definitely one to be excited about.

Neighborhood Meet and Eat

Neighborhood Meet and Eat

A Community-Building "Dinner Market", as envisioned by Kelly Sanchez of Kelly's French Bakery, will be held on the evening of Saturday June 27 at Swift Street Courtyard.

Like a farmer's market, eleven food vendors including local restaurants, caterers, and organic farms will sell ready-to-eat entrées.  Choose from quiche, rosemary chicken, grilled artichokes, St. Louis pork ribs, Italian Pork Sandwiches, Corralitos sausages, wild steelhead salmon, crab and artichoke lasagna and much more.

blog_quikbites.jpgA 100-foot table will be set up in the parking lot. Live music from Klezjazz will be featured from 7pm to 8:30pm. Many of the adjacent wineries will sell their wares as well. It's a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors as well as local food and beverage purveyors.

Please bring your own dishes, utensils, glasses and napkins.

Dinner Market, Saturday June 27, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Swift Street Courtyard, corner of Swift and Ingalls St. For more information, please call 423-9059 ext 102.

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