“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope Photo source, Stan Wolfson. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commuting via bicycle at Fire Island in September 1967. Celebrating the courage, compassion, and clarity of Rev. Dr. …
AT THE END OF THE YEAR — John O’Donohue The particular mind of the ocean Filling the coastline’s longing With such brief harvest Of elegant, vanishing waves Is like the mind of time Opening us shapes of days. As this year draws to its end, We give thanks for the gifts it brought And how …
Let us all be ASTONISHED, friends! “Messenger” (sort of) by Mary Oliver My work is loving the world.Here the ferns, there the downy—equal seekers of sweetness.Here the turtle deep in the speckled sand; there the service berries.Here the leaves lining my pathway into the day. Is my helmet old? Are my shoes worn?Am I no longer …
“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.” ~Susan B. …
So, here you are, standing at a Cosmic crossroads. You have schredded and screamed through gnarl for the past two centuries to get here, consumed an inordinate amount of mediocre coffee, and pondered the meaning of life without coming to any substantial, satiating conclusions. Trailed and trampled daily by those high-octane/radium-powered orbs piloted by radioactive …