what matters is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished

Messenger My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird - equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my... Continue Reading →

July 30, 2010

A hunger for depth, free will and BPA: Friday news and blogs

A few excerpts of articles with no commentary today: A hunger for depth Shirley Lancaster -- The Guardian -- John Main believed the daily discipline of meditation could reunite us with the deeper layer of our essential being and the divine source beyond the sacred text or ritual. Only in silence can we hear "the still... Continue Reading →

July 30, 2010

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