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The moon orbits the spinning earth, and in its phases and cycles, seemingly shows us aspects of itself: new, crescent, quarter, full. Although it appears to be changing shape on its journey, the moon...
View ArticleRocking The Mortal Coil
Sing with me, sing for the years, Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears… Steve Tyler‘s song has always haunted me. How could someone so young instinctively understand the arc of our human life in...
View ArticleHats and Philosophy
This sunlight linked me through the ages to that past consciousness. ~ Henry Williamson Light and memories at Wiliamsburg’s Brooklyn Flea, New York 4/8/12 Hats Blossoms Philosophy Tagged: brooklyn,...
View ArticleSound of Silence
While walking through Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, I came across this poem written on a window that had been cemented over. Even though it is not English (it’s Italian), it evokes a dark mood, with its...
View ArticleAt The Intersection of Blood and Guts
Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? Cheshire Cat: That depends on where you want to get to. Alice: I don’t care much where… Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn’t matter which...
View ArticleAutumn Reflection and The Tao
Some fall thoughts on the Tao and water over fire… Tagged: autumn, dao, hexagram 63, i ching, tandao, tao, taoism, water over fire
View ArticleShifts, Sounds and Shankar
Our lives are filled with shifts: seismic, paradigmatic, geographical, sociological, personal, and spiritual shifts. Big and small. And our lives are filled with sound: rhythm, and repetition – music,...
View ArticleWe Are All Cups
We are all cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. ~ Ray Bradbury Tagged: balance, growth, ray bradbury
View ArticleAdapt
Adapt. Adapt. Adapt. Steven Hawking said, “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” In adapting to the environment, its weirdness becomes normal. Even immersed in the most difficult of...
View ArticleTake A Pin To Your Ego
Take a pin to your ego. It’s hot air in an old balloon. Jung said, There is no coming into consciousness without pain.” Do it. You will feel better. We all will feel better. Tagged: change, ego,...
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