Monthly Archives: October 2011
My Fifth Yoga Class
by cheri block I left my yoga class Tuesday evening shaking my head. While the class had been satisfying as I stretched new muscles into forms my body has never experienced before, there had been an annoying interruption. Let me … Continue reading
On Seizing the Day
by cheri block I sit in a hard plastic lounge chair reading Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day but find myself distracted by the enormous cactus growing out of the red rock that lines my mother’s Arizona patio home. Its ribbed … Continue reading
Letting Go
by cheri block I have this dog, ya know? I bought her one month after my other dog died. You might say I avoided the grieving process by replacing my loss too soon. This dog, a yellow Labrador Retriever … Continue reading
On The Death of Ivan Ilych
by cheri block My class this semester is entitled The Meaning of Life: Moral and Spiritual Inquiry Through Literature. Part of the requirements is to submit a one page reflection after reading the short story, play, or novel assigned each … Continue reading
The Mystery of a Spider Web
by cheri block Every year at this time, I become pensive. The end of summer’s promise signals the beginning of fall’s reminder. Those of us who continue to seek deep meaning in our existence must put our cushions away until … Continue reading
