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Sunday’s Thought(s)
“But a sober look at our world shows that the degree of human intervention, often in the service of business interests and consumerism, is actually making our earth less rich and beautiful, ever more limited and grey, even as technological advances and consumer goods...
Luck and a Snowstorm
I have meant to say hello all day, but time got away from me, what with the snow, the shoveling, the trip to the DMV to get my Real ID (or try to, more on that another day.) I had planned to say something wise and witty, but instead there was this-- and I just love...
Sunday’s Thought
May I live this day Compassionate of heart, Clear in word, Gracious in awareness, Courageous in thought, Generous in love. -From John O'Donahue's blessings Zen poets talk about the moments when the writing reveals something spiritual, a voice from another room, or...
Space Between Us
I stole the title of this post from the book I'm reading in small bits these days. Mornings and evenings. After lunch for a minute. Now, while Dad naps, again. To Bless the Space Between Us, A Book of Blessings is by the late John O'Donahue. Actually, let's just call...
The Calm Before the Storm
This is now. And this is what is coming, in NOAA weather speak: "Winter weather advisory from 3 pm this afternoon to 6 am AKST Weds Mar 10." Reading down the lines, the storm is hardly worth a warning. 3-5 inches of snow is all, mainly between Mud Bay and Klukwan....
Let the Sunshine In
This morning I was standing in the kitchen when something made me turn just as the sun lit the mandarins on the table. The quality of light, the brightness of the color orange and the sleeping old dog felt so warm and right, and hopeful, you know? If I were a poet...
Sunday’s Thought
“The way we are living, timorous or bold, will have been our life.” ― Seamus Heaney