20 Jun 2009

Recovering Authenticity ~ R.S.V.P. Your Presence is Requested

 
‘People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.’
~ St. Augustine

‘Today you are you, that is truer than true. […]

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29 Nov 2008

Where Art Meets Earth

‘I have never had so many good ideas day after day as when I worked in the garden.’
  ~John Erskine
‘Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden.’ 
 ~Robert Brault
‘There is no gardening without humility.  Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the […]

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09 Jul 2008

Emotions, Riding the Rhythmic Waves

 

 
“There are those who discover they can leave behind destructive reactions and become patient as the earth, unmoved by fires of anger or fear, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.”
~ The Dhammapada
‘Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf.’
~ […]

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