From a nearby correspondent: This week I have my first ripe heirloom tomato. In March, the unlikely plants emerged from a weed-filled box in my greenhouse. They must have grown from seeds I saved last season, and in an obviously foolhardy act, like someone buying a lottery ticket, I cast them into the … Read More
So a lot has been going on. Life creates cycles: months of humdrum and habits — sometimes soothing, sometimes dull. And then sudden huge waves of change, happenings, things you can’t say no to. Some things you have no opportunity to say no to; death is one of those. So I’ve been juggling a … Read More
Is it possible to have compassion for oneself? If we understand compassion as the ability to experience another’s pain, how would it be possible to have compassion for oneself? Don’t we just, well, have our pain and suffering? How is the notion of compassion for ourselves relevant? Somehow it is. Somehow it must be so. … Read More
To walk the Way of Beauty and practice True Beauty aspires to transcend our culture’s ingrained notions of “taste.” Taste, as used here is defined in the dictionary as: the sense of what is fitting, harmonious, or beautiful; the perception and enjoyment of what constitutes excellence in the fine arts, literature, fashion, etc.; the sense … Read More
Updated 4/4/2018 Farmers Teachers Mothers Artists What if these were the most revered, the most respected, visible and highly compensated jobs and roles in our society? What/who are they now? Football players Actors Corporate CEOs Politicians In the interests of being totally transparent, I did not do much* research about the above other than … Read More