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 …
Midrash on the Road Had I not fallen, I would not have risen. Had I not been subject to darkness, I could not have seen the light. ~Midrash quotation As I pedaled across Michigan, I heard birds chitter, watched fawn scamper, smelled wafts of sweet Honeysuckle and Lavender, sampled the sweet offerings of lemonade and …
Maitri: The Messiness and Magnificence It is tempting to ask ourselves if we are making “progress” on the spiritual path. But to look for progress is a set-up—a guarantee that we won’t measure up to some arbitrary goal we’ve established. ~ Pema Chödrön It had been a long second day of pedaling. My journey from Kalamazoo …