Comments on: Leaping Lizards! An Extra 24-Hours? What’s a Girl to Do? http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/ My Twenty Years with an International Photojournalist...Then and Now Tue, 22 May 2018 13:51:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1722 Becky Green Aaronson Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:38:08 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1722 Tina, thanks for stopping by my blog. Being mindful is a good way to approach life. Even though I'm often blazing along at warp speed, I still feel like I fully appreciate what my life is about, and who and what are important. I've been told by many people that I should try to meditate, and indeed I have tried, but meditating in the traditional sense is not for me--at least at this time. My meditation usually happens on a long run or a ride. I say whatever works! :-) Tina, thanks for stopping by my blog. Being mindful is a good way to approach life. Even though I’m often blazing along at warp speed, I still feel like I fully appreciate what my life is about, and who and what are important. I’ve been told by many people that I should try to meditate, and indeed I have tried, but meditating in the traditional sense is not for me–at least at this time. My meditation usually happens on a long run or a ride. I say whatever works! :-)

]]> By: Tina Barbour http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1713 Tina Barbour Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:21:11 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1713 I loved your take on Leap Day. I don't run full steam ahead all the time, but I do feel guilty when I'm not doing something meaningful. Really hard for me to relax. I'm trying to live more mindfully, to appreciate the time I have right now. Just spending 10 minutes doing mindful meditation is an achievement for me. Now I just have to spread it to the rest of my high strung life. Great post, and I'm glad you enjoyed your extra day! :-) I loved your take on Leap Day. I don’t run full steam ahead all the time, but I do feel guilty when I’m not doing something meaningful. Really hard for me to relax.

I’m trying to live more mindfully, to appreciate the time I have right now. Just spending 10 minutes doing mindful meditation is an achievement for me. Now I just have to spread it to the rest of my high strung life.

Great post, and I’m glad you enjoyed your extra day! :-)

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1709 Becky Green Aaronson Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:03:07 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1709 How fun that you'll be sharing this tidbit with your kids tomorrow. Yep, I was sending a big high-five to Caesar yesterday as I was reveling in my slothful bliss. Today is another story though; I'm back at it at full speed! How fun that you’ll be sharing this tidbit with your kids tomorrow. Yep, I was sending a big high-five to Caesar yesterday as I was reveling in my slothful bliss. Today is another story though; I’m back at it at full speed!

]]> By: brainvomit40 http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1708 brainvomit40 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:51:23 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1708 I am envious of your plans to do whatever you like on your "found" day! What a great idea. I never knew that we had Caesar to thank for that day. I am teaching that play right now, so I am going to share that info with my kids tomorrow! I am envious of your plans to do whatever you like on your “found” day! What a great idea. I never knew that we had Caesar to thank for that day. I am teaching that play right now, so I am going to share that info with my kids tomorrow!

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1707 Becky Green Aaronson Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:48:32 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1707 Yesterday was so delightful, it reminded me that slowing down to a reasonable pace is something I need to do more often--even if I have to "schedule it." :-) I've always lived my life at full speed with the "burn-it -while-you-can-because-you-never-know-what-will-happen-tomorrow" mentality, but my oh my, sauntering through the day felt divine. I highly recommend it once in a while! Yesterday was so delightful, it reminded me that slowing down to a reasonable pace is something I need to do more often–even if I have to “schedule it.” :-) I’ve always lived my life at full speed with the “burn-it -while-you-can-because-you-never-know-what-will-happen-tomorrow” mentality, but my oh my, sauntering through the day felt divine. I highly recommend it once in a while!

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1706 Becky Green Aaronson Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:40:12 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1706 Cathy, thanks for stopping by. Sorry to hear you've been down for the count. Ugh. No fun. The Beggar's Garden sounds wild, to say the least. It is now on my very long list of books to read. Cathy, thanks for stopping by. Sorry to hear you’ve been down for the count. Ugh. No fun. The Beggar’s Garden sounds wild, to say the least. It is now on my very long list of books to read.

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1705 Becky Green Aaronson Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:36:37 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1705 Deborah, I loved your post, "Measuring Time." For those of you reading these comments, you should jump over to Deborah's blog: http://deborahbatterman.com. Talk about a gift of a writer! This chiquita wraps each paragraph up with a beautiful bow before presenting it to her readers. I'm going to leave a comment on your blog, Deb, but I have yet to adequately wrap my head around my love/hate relationship with time. For now, I just have to whole-heartedly agree with your last line: "Time is nothing short of what you make of it." Deborah, I loved your post, “Measuring Time.” For those of you reading these comments, you should jump over to Deborah’s blog: http://deborahbatterman.com. Talk about a gift of a writer! This chiquita wraps each paragraph up with a beautiful bow before presenting it to her readers.

I’m going to leave a comment on your blog, Deb, but I have yet to adequately wrap my head around my love/hate relationship with time. For now, I just have to whole-heartedly agree with your last line: “Time is nothing short of what you make of it.”

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1704 Becky Green Aaronson Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:28:07 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1704 Hmmm...that's frustrating. Thanks for resubscribing! Hmmm…that’s frustrating. Thanks for resubscribing!

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1703 Becky Green Aaronson Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:38:24 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1703 Perhaps it's that we've both had careers dependent on deadlines? :-) For nearly twenty years I had to race the clock each day to get our photographs shipped out to magazines by a 5pm Fedex deadline (that was before FTP and email). I can still recall those heart-pounding days, sometimes making it with 15 seconds to spare. There are many other reasons I may have such a love/hate relationship with time, and why I worship it, try to control it, organize it, race it, stop it, ignore it. Mostly, I know deep in my heart that each day is a gift and I never want to waste it so I pack them all full...clearly too full sometimes. Our "extra day" gave me the luxury of remembering some of the best things in life are savored slowly. Perhaps it’s that we’ve both had careers dependent on deadlines? :-) For nearly twenty years I had to race the clock each day to get our photographs shipped out to magazines by a 5pm Fedex deadline (that was before FTP and email). I can still recall those heart-pounding days, sometimes making it with 15 seconds to spare. There are many other reasons I may have such a love/hate relationship with time, and why I worship it, try to control it, organize it, race it, stop it, ignore it. Mostly, I know deep in my heart that each day is a gift and I never want to waste it so I pack them all full…clearly too full sometimes. Our “extra day” gave me the luxury of remembering some of the best things in life are savored slowly.

]]> By: debatterman http://animprobablelife.com/2012/02/28/leap-year-extra-24-hours-what-to-do/#comment-1702 debatterman Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:45:59 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=4581#comment-1702 I'm in the witness protection program. ;-). Seriously, it seems the only way to change my e-mail subscription preference is to unsubscribe/resubscribe. Does this qualify as a technological leap? I’m in the witness protection program. ;-) . Seriously, it seems the only way to change my e-mail subscription preference is to unsubscribe/resubscribe. Does this qualify as a technological leap?

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