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Reverence - Giving & Gathering
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Laquo; The Survivalist. Holding Steady ». May 26, 2014. It may be that when we no longer know which way to go that we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings. 0160; Wendell Berry. On the evening of May 13, 2014 I stood alone outside my car. It was 5:30 and I had driven for more than an hour on dirt roads outside of Escalante, Utah. To reach the Chimney Rock. I had 574 miles to travel in order to reach the Treasure Island ...
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In Recovery - Giving & Gathering
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Laquo; Holding Steady. Heading out to Sea ». November 28, 2014. What you seek is seeking you. 0160; Rumi (with gratitude, from Elaine Leslie’s Facebook post). Two weeks ago I crossed a threshold that I have only become able to perceive in recent years my nervous system went into overload. Perhaps. My nervous system went into overload. What you seek is seeking you. 0160; Rumi (with gratitude, from Elaine Leslie’s Facebook post). Two weeks ago I crossed a threshold that I have only become able to per...
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On Fog and Fire - Giving & Gathering
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Laquo; Heading out to Sea. January 26, 2015. On Fog and Fire. Cause our lives to flame,. In the name of the Fire,. In Praise of Fire. When I received this photo in a text from Jonathan later in the day I was amazed at my obliviousness. Had I been closed-minded? Simply holding a different perspective? Or perhaps even a bit scared? Was it just a matter of the individual photographer’s eye, or was I trying to push beyond the confines of shadows and fog. Is an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers te...
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Heading out to Sea - Giving & Gathering
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Laquo; In Recovery. On Fog and Fire ». December 31, 2014. Heading out to Sea. For too many days now I have not written of the sea,. Nor the rivers, nor the shifting currents. We find between the islands. For too many nights now I have not imagined the salmon. Threading the dark streams of reflected stars,. Nor have I dreamt of his longing,. Nor the lithe swing of his tail toward dawn. 0160; (full text follows the post). Every time I read the opening line. There are countless ways to interpret...
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Giving & Gathering: Events
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October 21, 2011. Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open,. You would be paralyzed. 0160; Rumi. Imagine that you arrive in a room filled with 20 or 30 open chairs. It’s the perfect space for a performance but there is no stage;. It’s the perfect space for a speech but there is no podium;. It’s the perfect space for a planning meeting but there is no agenda. Continue reading "In Conversation" ». September 16, 2011. Subscribe to this blog.
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Giving & Gathering: Discourse
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November 10, 2011. There is no crime of which I do not deem myself capable. 0160; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The first time I heard this quote, it was offered as an opening line by author, activist and engaged Buddhist, Peter Matthiessen. It was 1999. I was attending Fire and Grit. A national gathering of thousands of writers, artists and community organizers devoted to thinking deeply about our world and the environment. Continue reading "Guilty as Sin" ». Subscribe to this blog.
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Giving & Gathering
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May 19, 2014. Be infinitesimal under that sky, a creature. Even the sailing hawk misses, a wraith. Among the rocks where the mist parts slowly. Recall the way mere mortals are overwhelmed. By circumstance, how great reputations. Dissolve with infirmity and how you,. In particular, live a hairsbreadth from losing. Everyone you hold dear. 0160; David Whyte. Oh, so are you a survivalist? That question stayed with me for the first few days of my trip. It hit a deep chord. Some part of me re...While...
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Giving & Gathering: Community
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November 23, 2011. Why did I walk the Chancellor to her car? Because I believe in the humanity of all persons. Because I believe that people should be assisted when they are afraid. Because I believe that in showing compassion we embrace a nonviolent way of life that emanates to those whom we refuse to see as enemies and in turn leads to the change that we all seek. Continue reading "In Solidarity" ». September 30, 2011. The Color of Fire. Stepping Into Uncertainty conversation. As I explain to the stude...
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