Have you girded your loins? Are you ready to do battle? Are you one of those who have armed your self for the long fight ahead? Isn’t it funny how so much of our language depends on duality, on the contest between us (the good guys) and them (the bad guys?) Our most popular sports…
Month: July 2017
River Water Tumbles Over Rocks
The calming blue of the river water tumbles over rocks, into a chasm of turmoil, and then returns to calm as it makes its way to the sea. Over time the water carves river beds and smooths rocks. September is the month of change: brisk breezes, green leaves begin to turn, school commences. The summer…
Vision Boards for Envisioning Your Future
There have been one or two key points in life when I’ve been working on something so deep that words cannot express or even begin to access the greater implications or meaning. I am going through another one of those phases these days, and have been for perhaps a year. It’s not a disease. If…
Do Nothing This Summer
Here in the Midwest, it’s finally summer and the urge to get busy is overwhelming. Finally, no need to worry about snow covering the roads and making travel hazardous. Finally days that seem to last two days. Finally the garden is growing, flowers blooming. It’s hot and humid during the day while cool breezes blow…