Mina SamuelsThe 10-Minute Train-in-a-Sliver-of-Sun Meditation and Other Moments SeizedOn a recent walk home from picking up groceries, I got stuck on the wrong side of the tracks, waiting for a seemingly interminable freight…·4 min read·Mar 6, 2024----
Mina SamuelsWhen to NOT Try New ThingsI’ve been TNT’ing (Try New Things) a lot in the past couple of years. In addition to the fact that much of my current life is new and…6 min read·Feb 7, 2024----
Mina SamuelsDiscernment Is My 2024 ChallengeThe first thing I did on January 1, 2024 was climb up a mountain with a friend. A little more than four hours on snow and ice in very cold…·3 min read·Jan 3, 2024----
Mina SamuelsIs It Really Meditation If It’s Sweaty?I chase sweat. I love activities that make my heart beat strong and fast and provoke sweat. I have long felt that many of my sweaty…·6 min read·Dec 6, 2023----
Mina SamuelsIs Enough Abundant?As the holidays and 2024 approach, I declared the start of my personal new year on October 28 th. The day after the one-year anniversary of…·4 min read·Nov 9, 2023----
Mina SamuelsDoes a Diagnosis Change Who I Am?Two months after an emergency visit to the hospital for 3 days (which I wrote about here), I’ve finally been diagnosed. I have Addison’s…·7 min read·Sep 6, 2023----
Mina SamuelsHow Do I Keep Moving Through Uncertainty?On the morning of June 14th, I went for what was to be a vigorous walk with a friend. About 30 minutes into our walk, we took a set of…·6 min read·Aug 2, 2023--1--1
Mina SamuelsWhat Does Try New Things Really Mean?My latest podcast addiction is Dr. Sharon Blackie’s interviews on Hagitude, The podcast is conversations with a diverse collective of women…·4 min read·Jul 5, 2023----
Mina SamuelsMy Long-Term Running Relationship with Central Park is EvolvingI have run in Central Park since 1993. I’ll let you do the math. When I first got here, I lived on 113th Street and came into the park at…·4 min read·Jun 7, 2023----
Mina SamuelsLying to Myself About MeditationMonday morning. May 8th, 2023. I wake up after an unusually restful night of sleep. I know I got up to the bathroom once. Other than that…·6 min read·May 31, 2023----