Beholding was the pilgrim’s work. …a way of looking that called for more fine-tuned and patient attention. In beholding, there might be contemplation and wonder. Curiosity, yes, but not of an insistent kind— the kind that is open to experience and open to the heart’s whisperings. ~Amy Frykholm It’s been over a month of resting, …
Every being embodies Buddha nature. Everyone is holy. Including you. A few lessons being revealed: *Lesson #7 above is laden with meaning. And, worthy of much more reflection. Heck, each of these lessons are worthy of much more reflection. This pilgrimage is revealing the necessity of letting go of weight I have continued to carry for no good reason other …
As happens on pilgrimage, life reveals things both beautiful, AND burdensome. Pilgrimage affords one opportunities to feel both energized and enervated. Mark Nepo, in his usual provocative poetry, seizes on this notion, in “Adrift.” And, as I pedal across southern Michigan with this poem in my back pocket, I am feeling and experiencing it all, pedaling with the …
Look at the world through quiet eyes. ~Howard Thurman Hello friends. It’s been a year! Lots of change, lots of loss, many lessons, and loads of gratitude for all of the support offered by dear friends and family. I’ll certainly reflect on the happenings of this past year in future posts. For now, I am simply settling back in …
To Mom My mother, Helen, died over two weeks ago. And, by the time this entry posts, it will be my birthday, my first birthday without her. I began sitting with Ross Gay’s poetry a few days ago, and as my cycling season begins–a little late this year–I will begin it with this poem in …