From Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening. Isn’t that a lovely realization? [Post image: Dandelion 2 by saavem on stock.xchng]
In Silence
Today, I’m off to St. Paul to find a solid pair of running shoes, for I have decided, in a weak and deluded moment, to train for a mini-triathlon in September. Because the running store doesn’t open until 10, I’m going to visit the Dead Sea Scroll exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota. I’ve […]
Love Is All You Need
Years ago, my sister Worthy gave me a card that said something along the lines of, “We can sit around all day, not talking, and I still feel like I’ve had the best conversation.” Has that ever happened to you? Do you know when you’re in the presence of love, acceptance, and peace? The experience […]
Listen
There is a Place Beyond Ambition When the flute players couldn’t think of what to say next they laid down their pipes, then they lay down themselves beside the river and just listened. Some of them, after a while, jumped up and disappeared back inside the busy town. But the rest— so quiet, not even […]
Collecting Quotes, Poems, and Tidbits
It’s Monday, the beginning of another week. Do you need a quick pick-me-up? Do you need encouragement? Well, grab that coffee cup and sit right on down now, you hear? I’ll send a few tidbits your way. This is from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Renascence” (lines 203-214): The world stands out on either side No […]