The pause is as important as the note.
– Truman Fisher
Sometimes you need to pause to let everything sink in.
– Sebastian Vettal
The pause is as important as the note.
– Truman Fisher
Sometimes you need to pause to let everything sink in.
– Sebastian Vettal
Laissez les bons temps rouler – Let the good times roll
– New Orleans Mardi Gras Mantra
The way to deal with the devil of obesity and diabetes is literally one day at a time
– Stephen Furst
“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul. “
– John Muir
“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.”
– Ludwig Wittgenstein
For a variety of reasons, I’ve been contemplating archetypes – especially those about aging. This post is about some of this reflection:
Once upon a time, I thought winter would bundle me in purple, like the lady who would wear purple when she was old. Old, though, is always just a few years more than your current age. On the first snow of the season, I paused to think about my life and future. Who should appear at the back pond’s edge but the Great Blue Heron, bundled in her grey blue plumage hunched to hold her stance against the brutal wind.
This was the first time, I had observed the Heron in the snow. She may have been there before many times, but this is the first I noticed her. The first time I really saw her was on a Spring day a few years before. Over the years, she appears at interesting times in my life. She presented herself so often that I began to note her character. A few weeks ago, I wrote this short poem and realized, purple is a lovely color to wear whether you are old or not, but as I grow older, I wish to cultivate the character of the majestic heron! Continue reading