{"id":2338,"date":"2010-09-29T08:45:24","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T12:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:41:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:41:48","slug":"zenyc-one-of-my-new-favorite-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/zenyc-one-of-my-new-favorite-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"ZENyc: one of my new favorite blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2339\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amandahirsch.com\/bio\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2339  \" title=\"amandabooks\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/amandabooks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/amandabooks.jpg 640w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/amandabooks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/amandabooks-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/amandabooks-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Hirsch&#039;s profile says she has no siblings. But she might be my social media twinsie.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAmanda Hirsch and I were apparently separated at birth.<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s a transplanted New Yorker who first lived in Manhattan before decamping for Brooklyn. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Amanda_Hirsch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Her Twitter profile<\/a> reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Digital media consultant, improv comedian, writer. Yogi, vegetarian,  traveler.  Advocate for indie media, animals, &amp; sustainable, ethical  food. See also: naps.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, I&#8217;m not an improv comedian or yogi. But social media, writer, vegetarian, traveler, sustainable food? I&#8217;m not a big napper, but if Amanda will allow me to count sleeping in on Saturdays, we&#8217;re twinsies.<br \/>\nAs a relative newcomer to NYC, Amanda launched her blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zenyc.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZENyc<\/a>, which she describes as being &#8220;about staying centered amid the chaos of New York City.&#8221;<br \/>\nShe writes posts like three things to do this week to relax in and around New York, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zenyc.info\/self-care\/mindful-living-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this one on change<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We don\u2019t have to live on auto-pilot. Change is possible. With this in mind, take a few minutes to reflect on the past week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What was stressful for you? <\/strong>What is one small step  you can take to avoid experiencing the same stress in the week ahead?  For example, if your boss is driving you crazy\u2026 can you imagine him or  her as a character in a movie? If you witness his or her behavior in  this way, does it take the sting out of bad behavior? Can you see him or  her as just another character in this crazy movie we call life?<\/li>\n<li><strong>When were you happiest? <\/strong>What can you do to increase  your happiness in the week ahead? Is there someone whose presence  energizes you? If so, can you spend more time with that person?  Alternately, are you craving alone time?\u00a0 Remember, sometimes the  smallest step can make a huge difference: fresh flowers on your desk at  work, or taking the time to make yourself lunch with ingredients from  the farmers market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zenyc.info\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanda writes on her about page:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>the hard truth is that it\u2019s up to you to find Zen in the city \u2014 no  one  can do it for you. You can\u2019t press a button and find inner peace. But  this blog, created with love by someone who needs it as much as you do,  will provide a steady stream of resources, ideas and perspective to help  you coexist more peacefully with the wild and crazy ride that is life  in the Big Apple.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At some point, we&#8217;ll have to meet in person for a vegetarian, sustainable meal to talk about travel and social media. Until then, Amanda&#8217;s blogging away here in Brooklyn inspires me to keep it up.\u00a0 And to find my Zen in NYC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Hirsch and I were apparently separated at birth. She&#8217;s a transplanted New Yorker who first lived in Manhattan before decamping for Brooklyn. Her Twitter profile reads: Digital media consultant, improv comedian, writer. Yogi, vegetarian, traveler. Advocate for indie media, animals, &amp; sustainable, ethical food. See also: naps. So, I&#8217;m not an improv comedian or yogi. 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