This is my dear friend and companion on the path, Patricia. Let me tell you about her in pictures rather than words…
Archive for June, 2007
“Resonant silence…”
Posted in Friends, Inspiration, Nature, Photo Canvases, Photography, Spirituality, Wholeness, Zen on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“An unspoken understanding…”
Posted in Dad, Family, Instructions, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing on June 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
HAPPY 84th BIRTHDAY, DAD…Your love and dedication to family, your appreciative view of life, your wonderful sense of humor are your gifts to your children and grandchildren. Here’s to our time together…all we need is love! BEDSIDE MANNERS How little the dying seem to need— A drink perhaps, a little food, A smile, a hand [...]
“From your masterpiece…”
Posted in Dad, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing on June 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is a birthday card that I bought for my Dad four years ago and promptly misplaced. I loved this card and thought, “I’ll find it sooner or later and give it to him next year.” When the following year rolled around I did find it, but decided to give him one of the replacement [...]
“I burn…”
Posted in Friends, Inspiration, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Robert Frost, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing, Zen on June 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On Saturday, we gather again for Gratitude. A circle of women, sharing from the heart. We share our challenges; we share our delights. We see our commonality. We offer support; prayers; laughter. When we leave, our friend Kathleen gives each of us a beautiful pink rose. When I was in college, I sang in a [...]
“Offering busyness…”
Posted in Friends, Inspiration, Mary Oliver, Neural Pathways, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing, Zen on June 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I walk with my friend, Sunny. Even though it’s early, the heat is on–humid, soggy. Summer has arrived. As we turn away from the River and walk up hill, we come upon this small sculpture–this altar…taking time to pause…to look…to imagine. THE OLD POETS OF CHINA Wherever I am, the world comes after [...]
“I pray in my own way…”
Posted in Friends, Inspiration, Nature, Photo Canvases, Photography, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing on June 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
At sunset, I go for a short walk along the Hudson River. The air is thick, visible moisture suspended…the sun, a flat orange disk. Everything seems beautiful and at peace…the shoreline is arranged with small altars–sticks, rocks, feathers, glass. Today, I receive news of four more people with cancer…one a friend, the other three are [...]
Write Into the Present Moment–2
Posted in Uncategorized on June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today, a group of courageous students gathers for an experience of writing practice. We spend the day together exploring the bottom of mind where “first thought” and creativity reside. We meditate, we write, we read aloud and observe the wonderful landscape of “No Comment” that allows us to simply listen to one another’s writing without [...]
“Live under a big sky…”
Posted in Dad, Family, Inspiration, Instructions, Photography, Wholeness, Writing on June 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is my nephew, Keith with my Dad. Today was Keith’s day–he graduated High School and is going on to college at U Mass. The graduation ceremony was, like most, a series of speeches–the Princpal, the Salutatorian, the Valedictorian, the Superintendent, the Board of Ed Chair…well-meaning adults and students, giving advice, quoting famous and not-so [...]
“The hotter the flame…”
Posted in Inspiration, Obsessions, Photo Canvases, Photography, Wholeness, Writing on June 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This morning I awake from a vivid dream. I am in an unfamiliar pottery studio, examining some pieces that have just come out of a kiln. I’m preparing to do a firing. I look at the kiln; I’ve never used it before–it’s nothing like the one I actually used for 13 years of my life. [...]
