WINE, GRAPES, GROWTH, DYING
Wine, grapes, growth, and dying. All are intertwined like a vine full with grapes. Since man first crushed grapes into wine he has contemplated. No matter how haltingly man ha [...]
STACKING STONES, PEBBLES, ROCKS
Can a stack of stones help one find peace? Need the stack be so high? Need it be orderly? Whatever works. "Stacking Stones-- Man is an accomplished stacker of stones. The Empi [...]
SERENITY, SIMPLICITY, SELFLESSNESS, SOFTNESS
Serenity, simplicity, selflessness, and softness; it sounds so easy. I find it not so easy most times. I still am hopeful now, and in this moment I have all the time I need. L [...]
HALO, NOOSE, FREEDOM, ACCEPTANCE
What is, is. Much is only my distorted perspective. I don't deserve a halo. But I probably don't deserve a noose either. I need to stay in my truth. "The only difference betwe [...]
DEATH, LIFE, WINTER, SHADOW
In the dark of winter we feel a kind of death. Be not afraid. ~~Man controls the trees by axe, hatchet, and saw. Yet, if man fails to replant new seedlings the forest dies. Wi [...]
POWERLESSNESS, GOD, ILLUSION
How do we endure powerlessness? Can it be embraced as a path to God or is it illusion? Accepting my powerlessness was the path to finding power. Some quotes. "We do not "come [...]
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 [...]