Anne's Philosophy Blog

  “You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” —Marcus Aurelius I think this quote is true, but I think it does, potentially at least, diminish the importance of engaged work for change in the work. Aurelius, himself, was quite engaged with the world, being Emperor and all. Here's a nice supplement from the Gita.  “Perform your obligatory duty because action is indeed better than inaction.” Because of my current physical situation, I have not been able to perform the "obligatory" duty of protesting with others. But, it occurs to me that writing about being alive, if not an act of protest is, at least, an act of bearing witness.   I've been struggling a bit with the focus of the blog now that I don't write so much about life in Iyengarland, and realized that maybe just chronicling what it is like to be a thoughtful person living through these times is enough of an "may you live in interesting times" focus. ...

  . “If you're going through hell, keep going.” - Winston Churchill  Well,  one week after the first hip surgery, I rolled a little bit to one side, the side I could manage, and told Jeff, "If I had know how hard that was going to be, I'm not sure I would have done it."   This was after being in a lot of pain for several month, but still the ordeal of it was truly awful.   This time, one week out,  it is nowhere near as bad.  Comparing the two experiences has really been a meditation on     "heyam dukam anagatam." This time,  I got to have the surgery at the Surgery Center.  I was supposed to last time, but I think the Physician Assistant was sick and so things had to be rescheduled to Seton Main.   It was still supposed to be outpatient, but that didn't happened.  It feels very much like I feel through the cracks in the system last time and ended up in a giant hole of pain that, even leaving the pain a...

Mary Scott  said,  "I'd love to read a blog about George if you have time."  Here you go, Mary.  Sorry about the weird font. This new blog  has some oddities I have not figured out.  √ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfdkTRUEm5U