NEW YEAR, REBIRTH, BABIES
Let is consider the start of a new year, rebirth, and babies. Perhaps we can contain it all in the BABY NEW YEAR. Some quotes to open a new chapter. "After the Christmas rush, [...]
EARTH, WINTER, DARKNESS
Winter is the time of darkness, and is the element earth. Earth is our mother, our caregiver, nourishing and loving. Earth is variable--it is fertile as the field then as arid [...]
DARKNESS, PATHS, ART, CONVERGE
Everything is connected. Darkness and art can converge on the same paths. Can an intersection be both a start and an end? Yes. On to quotes: "Pursue some path, however narrow [...]
SCALES OF JUSTICE, AND BALANCE
How does one find balance? Balance in all things. Let us take a moment to consider balance. "Just because anger or hate is present does not mean that the capacity to love and [...]
FEAR, WATER, SHORE, NIGHT
All have experience with fear. Is it a real fear? What is real? What instills dread? Dark deep waters, waves crashing on a shore and does night and darkness play a factor? "We [...]
MIRROR, REFLECTION, STREAM, AND TRUTH
Does the reflection in a mirror reflect the truth? Do I reflect upon my thoughts more accurately resting at a stream's bank? There are many types of reflection. "Believe in th [...]
SHADOW, LIFE, DEATH AND IN-BETWEEN
Where to draw lines? Where does shadow fall? Is it in life or death or somewhere between? Does it matter how and when shadow falls? Let us consider some quotes and ponder. "Si [...]
DAYLIGHT, ZEN, TIME, and PEACE
Let us speak of many things including daylight, Zen, and time. As we go later in the year we experience time passing as the days grow shorter. Still there is always time for r [...]
BOOKS, A VIOLIN, AND THE JOURNEY
Is everything linked? I can see links between a few quotations about books, a violin, and the journey. "Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrumen [...]
LEAF, LEAVES, AND WIND IN AUTUMN
What rings Autumn? A single leaf? Leaves blowing in the wind? Let us look. "A fallen leaf returning to the branch? Butterfly." ~~Anonymous "What message does the wind carry? I [...]