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A Post Card From a Record Snowfall, Even for Alaska.
At least I've heard it's a record, and it sure feels like one. The sun came out yesterday, the north gales continue, and the highs are around 15. The pool opened again this morning, and a few of us were even there. Heavy snow is forecast for Monday. In the meantime we...
Remember to Remember
From 6:30 to 7:00 am I joined a meditation on-line with Richard Rohr’s Center for Contemplation. It began with a Mary Oliver prose poem that I had not read, Of the Empire. She wrote it in 2008 in response to the question, how will future generations remember us? It...
Lights in the Dark
"When we try to pick out anything by itself we find that it is bound fast by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken- to everything in the universe." - John Muir I bought a new flashlight for my dinner date last night, since even though it was early—5:30, it...
Sunday’s Thought(s)
From Ross Gay: " Sharon Salzberg said something like ' despair is sureness.' When you feel despair, you know what's gonna happen. My intention is to feel curiosity. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel despair...but my intention and my practice is to feel...
Love Your Neighbors
“Remember what you love. Remember what loves you. Remember in this tide of hate what love is.”- Rebecca Solnit I have just returned from a trip to New York City with my daughter and granddaughter. They had never been before. The biggest surprise? How safe they felt,...
Leave the Light On: A Tenakee Dispatch
If I were young again, I'd pay attention to that little-known dimension, a taste of endless time. It's just like water- it runs right though your fingers.-- Chris Smithers from his song, "Leave the Light On" The power has been out a lot recently. It’s not the same at...
Fall Colors in Tenakee Post Card
Well, it's snowing today in Haines, the first of the season, with a winter weather advisory and everything. We are in Tenakee Springs. Down in the tropics on Chichagof Island (for a few more days) where it is raining, again. But yesterday was a beautiful day for a...