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The Eternal Makes You Urgent
“Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back. From then on, you are inflamed with a special longing that will never again let you linger in the lowlands of complacency and partial fulfillment. The eternal makes you urgent.” – John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom O’Donohue picked…
Scol!
There’s a several scenes from my favorite movie Local Hero that I replay in my head. This scene is on the beach, while Mac and the locals wait for Ben and Happer to finish their long meeting in the beach hut. They all pour brandy into styrofoam cups and Mac offers a toast: Mac: “Well, sláinte,…
The Power Is in the Journey
If a tree could fly off, it would not suffer the saw. The sun hurries all night to be back for morning. Salty water rises in the air, so the garden will be drenched with fresh rain. A drop leaves home, enters a certain shell, and becomes a pearl. Joseph turns from his weeping father,…
Visiting the Cascades of Attica
You’ve got to know when to hold ’emKnow when to fold ’emKnow when to walk awayAnd know when to run… Every gambler knowsThat the secret to survivin’Is knowin’ what to throw awayAnd knowin’ what to keep‘Cause every hand’s a winnerAnd every hand’s a loserAnd the best that you can hope forIs to die in your…
Movies Under the Stars
When I was a kid we’d go to the drive-in movie places that dotted the landscape to catch whatever summer movie was playing that week. You’d roll up to a parking spot, and we’d roll out of the back of the station wagon and establish our turf with blankets and folding chairs. Half the fun…
Have a Look
“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpotts Rumors of Aurora Borealis potential had me looking up at the skies last night and tracking its progress across the globe with my trusty Aurora app. Overcast skies last night combined with being too far south made…