Wisdom – Karen Lowry, Academic Editing

In My Nature

Why did I struggle to stick to a regular meditation practice then? Knowing it was great wasn’t enough for me to meditate with any kind of consistency. After years of “should”ing myself into one unsuccessful daily routine after another, I found it! The answer was, of course, sitting right in front of me.

The Answer Is 5 to 6 Months

a campsite with a tent and chair on sand in the woods

How long can I bask in exploration and indulgence? I’m coming up on the 6-month anniversary of retiring from my full-time job. The length of time it took me to adapt to not working at TVCC was a good night’s sleep. It felt natural from the moment I woke up on Day 1. What aboutContinue reading “The Answer Is 5 to 6 Months”

My Long Recovery from May Mayhem

I was trying to be SuperMom and SuperDirector and SuperKaren, only to end up SuperSick.

An Uncertainty of Time

I not only struggle to know what day (or year) it is, I also wonder what time I should be counting: Am I counting down? Counting up?

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

black and white photo with young freckled girl holding a kitten

Past Karen was intimidating the heck out of Present Karen, so I found a few ways to get over that. Plus there’s photos of cute kids and cats.

Injustice and Self-pity

handwritten letter starting with Dear Karen, with snippets of words the same as in the blog post.

I was feeling sorry for myself about an obvious (though petty) injustice and replayed the offending scenario over and over again in my mind, making it clearer each time that I was the victim, and linking it to all the other times I’ve been mistreated

Retreat to Expand

wood cabin with ramp, deck and bbq, set among trees

Mental and emotional clutter is holding me back from the calm stillness where I can grow, expand, and refresh my spirit, so I’m giving myself a retreat.

Wear have I been?!?

assorted colorful clothes hanging on rack in store

Coming up with a punny title, that’s where 😁 I’m writing about clothing shopping today – not a topic I usually pay much attention to, but bear with me, the story ends with peace, clarity, and comfy pants. My relationship with clothing is complicated. My size changes year to year, I had limits on howContinue reading “*Wear* have I been?!?”

A Cure Through Connection

I have a golden Buddha inside me, yes, and its glow shines calmness through me. The magic I needed though, came from seeing hundreds of golden Buddhas glowing back at me.

Excited and Not

I’m excited and not about things getting back to normal. I wasn’t thrilled with normal.