For the Beauty of the Earth…
For the Beauty of the Earth — this lovely hymn came to mind as I woke this morning, Earth Day, and teared up at the wonder, the splendor, the extraordinary preciousness of this Pale Blue Dot we inhabit. At a recent Suzuki Elders AGM, I heard Carl Sagan’s Blue Dot speech. You might just want to...
Gratitude and Joy in Spite of It All…
“Let us be grateful and joyous even though we know the facts” is a prayer that a friend of mine heard when he was volunteering with a Lutheran community project recently. The prayer has stuck with me. There are so many “facts” nowadays that inspire less than gratitude and joy that I welcomed the reminder...
Gratitude and Perception: A New Twist
Today is Thanksgiving for many of my family and friends. If that includes you, or did, Happy Thanksgiving! Even if you’re not celebrating this holiday, there’s still much to be thankful for, eh? 🙂 I continue to be blown away by the huge effect our thoughts and attention have: on our health, well-being, body chemistry,...
Probing Perfection
Looking at a large Japanese Red Maple in full fall color almost took my breath away recently. I was walking with my daughter in a very special outing, and did the entire Sea Wall, just the two of us. Lovely. We saw a huge fleet of migrating sea ducks at rest in English Bay. This...
Companionship of a Long Distance Cycle :-)
The week long cycle with my daughter, on the Galloping Goose Trail, and several of the Gulf Islands was such a treasure of an experience that I want to share some of it with you. Musing on a title for the post, I remembered the book, The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner, and thought that our...
