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Advent Thought Dec. 12 – Help Angels be Useful
“Even the sun, on earth beneath, turns in space like a gold wreath.” – Paul Engle, from his poem “The Wreath” in A Christmas Feast: Poems, Sayings, Greetings and Wishes. Compiled by Edna Barth On our walk this morning down River Road and more out of the wind than the...
Dec. 11: Surf’s Up on the Chilkat
"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is -Thank You- it will be enough." Meister Eckhart Monday December 11, 10 am. 37 degrees but feels colder, raining. South winds to 40 mph. High tide. Winter Storm Warning until tomorrow at 6 am for wind, rain and...
Dec. 10, Sunday’s Thought & Photos
“But it seemed to me that this was the way we all lived: full to the brim with gratitude and joy one day, wrecked on the rocks the next. Finding the balance between the two was the art and the salvation.” ― Elizabeth Berg, The Year of Pleasures Dec 10, Sunday, 9 am....
Dec 9 Hopes and Hoops
"Based on the evidence, why was I given this day?"- John O'Donohue 11:30 am, Saturday Dec. 9, Chilkat River Beach. North wind, 30 degrees, fine snow. High tide. We walked later because I had a basketball game to watch at 10:00 and another one at 1:00. My...
Dec. 8 Fresh Air and Cozy Sweaters
"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor." - Thich Nhat Hang Dec. 8, 2:30pm, Chilkat River Beach. Windy! 35 degrees. Rain, flurries, then rolling clouds. The weather this morning was so bad it was astonishing. Amazing. Epic....
Dec 7 : Let There be Light
A Poem from Mary Oliver called "Praying": "It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway...
Dec. 6 Haines: It’s a Wet (& Dry) World
From NPR this morning, about Norman Lear’s belief that there are two types of humans, wet and dry: "Dry people were calm, cool, unruffled. Wet people were emotional, and impulsive, and things get to them." December 6, weds. On the Chilkat. 10 am, 42 degrees,...