I hobbled up to a beautiful baby dairy cow hanging out right next to the Path (an adolescent calf who had been callously tagged as “#852” by her “owner” but gently renamed “Gertrude” by myself) and paused long enough to recite my standard litany of apologetic encouragement to her — apologizing for the raw arrogance […]
“Slowness means cleaving perfectly to the moment, so closely to the passing of time that the seconds fall one by one, drop by drop — like the steady dripping of water on stone. And this stretching of time deepens the space around it as well. In truth this is one of the great secrets of […]
Walking up, Up, UP into and through the village of Contamine-Sarzin went surprisingly well, and yet stumble-sliding down, Down DOWN thereafter — on an extremely difficult section of the Path that seemed to have no end — proved to be far less than fantastic … :O 😉 “It is a simple truth that death can […]
“The call of death is actually a call of Life. In truth, death can be quite sweet if we answer it in the affirmative with lives lived boldly; if we accept wholeheartedly it as one of the great and inevitable forms of transformation — by choosing to act with according courage and requisite caring … […]
The path remained steep, stony, and slippery (though the way had begun to once again go up instead of down — a gift to my hips, which climbed far more joyfully than they descended) as the day progressed, and a chilly rain began to mist down upon me as I slowly stumbled somewhat exhausted into […]
“They say that no land remains to be discovered, that no continent is left unexplored. And yet the whole world is actually out there waiting — waiting to be fully known; waiting for us to soak it in. Yes, I want to do things for myself — I want to walk the rain-soaked streets of […]
“First and foremost the truth must be acknowledge that if you do not intentionally change your direction, you will indeed end up precisely where you are already heading. Secondly, it is just as critical to understand that you and you alone are responsible for your Path; that the Way can only choose you when you […]
“The best teachers have always showed me that things are ever a process, that tasks must ever be completed bit by bit. Indeed nothing that means anything happens quickly. Even the motion of drawing back a bow and sending an arrow straight into a target — a skill that only takes a split second — […]
Sometimes obstacles come via the forces of Nature — rockslides, fallen trees, icy trails, and even large puddles. Other times our challenges arrive in forms that are more man-made … 🙂 “It is good to Love all things, for therein lies true Strength. For whosoever Loves much performs much, and can accomplish all the more. […]
“We took the path that others feared, for it was only we who chose to witness the glimmering light at its tunnel’s end. And as we set forth, they warned us — about the fierce monsters we would encounter and the long odds that we would meet. And they laughed when they heard reports of […]
“Just as the millstone slowly yet steadily grinds away the chaff from wheat, to become truly Human it is necessary for us to repeatedly reject and replace all choices and behaviors that are less than humane — rejecting blame and replacing it with accountability; rejecting judgment and replacing it with caring; rejecting complaint and replacing […]
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