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Explore Dream Discover

June 28, 2011

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”   Mark Twain Three big words:  Explore Dream Discover Words of courage, [...]

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A Horse, A Choice, and An Aspiration

May 3, 2011

“If you aspire to become an evolutionarily enlightened human being, your ability to do so depends upon accepting the simple fact that independent of external circumstances, you always have a measure of freedom to choose. That sounds like a simple statement, but it’s amazing how many intelligent people will deny it. When you look honestly [...]

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Creative Impulse

November 11, 2010

I realize that I have contracted in response to the stress of the last week.  I can feel that I have been holding on tight.  It’s the way of my family; we tend to hold stress in our bodies, and we suffer as a result.  Contracting rather than expanding. However, I feel compelled to expand [...]

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Impulse and Resistance

September 17, 2010

“We don’t really go anywhere, we just take our time getting there.”  From the movie, La Mission I have this impulse towards spirituality, towards awakening, towards expanded consciousness—and resistance.  I play at spirituality.  I hang out in the shallow end, dabbling there. I have dived into the deep many times but quickly return to shallow [...]

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Fascinated to See

July 23, 2010

I had no idea, until a friend brought it to my attention, that I started this blog six months ago, today. Wow, I am pleased.  This has been a wonderful, creative outlet for me, and I am grateful. Sometimes I wonder why I write this blog every day.  I don’t fully understand it, but something [...]

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The Practice of Discipline

July 7, 2010

The Kingfisher dove suddenly from the tall pine.  I heard his chatter just before he launched.  I looked up to witness the bird tumble toward the water, submerge for a split second, then rise with ease.  He plunged with resolve and precision.  I had been glancing up at him from my float while he sat [...]

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Seeing with New Eyes

June 30, 2010

“The voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new vistas but in having new eyes.”  Proust Perhaps having a new vision requires seeing with new eyes.  I was photographing our little pond yesterday and came upon a spider that had built a web across the water.  My eyes were attempting to capture the spider and [...]

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React or Respond

June 1, 2010

Often, life is out of my control.  Things happen requiring that I simply respond.  If I don’t respond, then I’ll react.  I get to choose.  Respond or react.  Pushed by pain or pulled by impulse. Lately, I’ve been doing more reacting than responding.  As the hands of life place me in the water, I find [...]

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Pushed by Pain, Pulled by Impulse

May 31, 2010

I heard a talk by Michael Beckwith recently.  I was impressed.  He was asked if change requires pain, suffering, or chaos.  We certainly see repeated evidence that this is so. Dr. Beckwith had a wonderful answer.  He said that we are pushed by pain until we are pulled by impulse.  This resonates deeply with me. [...]

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