Wordless Wednesday
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray
I noticed this flowering artichoke plant last week, but it didn’t occur to me until a few minutes ago that it is a beautiful example of fray!
Written for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray
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Overwhelmed by the Violence?
Sreejit’s Dungeon Prompt this week asked us to address these questions:
In many countries where guns are not legal the police also don’t carry guns themselves – only the military does. In America, because guns are so widespread, we couldn’t even conceptualize an unarmed police force. But now, with the full militarization of the police, do you think that it has gone too far? Do you feel scared when you see the cop strapping a gun while waiting for coffee in line next to you at the Starbucks? What is your relationship with the police and how do you think your race has colored that? Has race colored your perception of police brutality?
I have decided to address those questions and more. During the last few weeks, I have felt overwhelmed and disheartened by all of the violence occurring in the world. What keeps going through my mind is “Have we gone crazy?” I have heard the same sentiment from others. Continue reading “Overwhelmed by the Violence?”
Negotiating the Supermarket of the Mind
Question from someone at Amma’s 2014 San Ramon Retreat:
I have a question about negative thoughts and emotions. I find myself wondering what the right attitude is and how to prevent negative thoughts and emotions from affecting my life and affecting others. Continue reading “Negotiating the Supermarket of the Mind”
With the Eyes of a Child
Until I started taking pictures for the various photography challenges on Word Press, I had never had any photography experience. I was amazed at the beautiful pictures an Android phone could take. Not long thereafter, I realized that I was beginning to notice things I had never seen before. It was as if my eyes were opening to the world around me.
I had an interesting experience last week when I walked to my neighborhood schoolyard. It had rained the night before. My eyes were pulled to curves that had formed in some mud, where the mud met a bit of water. Continue reading “With the Eyes of a Child”
Wordless Wednesday
Overcoming Myself
Last Thursday morning brought another challenging prompt from Sreejit at The Seeker’s Dungeon. This time the prompt was to answer the following question: “Tell us about your experiences with overcoming yourself.” I knew immediately what I would write about.
My post will actually contain three different stories. The first two are very different from each other and in the third the two come together, addressing a way I am working to “overcome myself.” Continue reading “Overcoming Myself”
Quote of the Week: Wayne Muller
Allow yourself to play with the freedom that comes from being ordinary and nobody special. The pressure is off. You can relax. Nothing special is expected of you. Nobody is watching. Why should they? You are just an ordinary child of the earth. Perfectly unexceptional, perfect just as you are.
from Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantages of a Painful Childhood by Wayne Muller, Simon and Schuster, 1992, page 84.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette
Making a Difference- Jadav Payeng
In May, I wrote a post called They Touched My Heart. One of the videos in that post was the story of Jadav Payeng, who at 17 started planting trees on a barren sandbar in India. Since that time a documentary about him was produced by Will McMaster. It is both beautiful and inspiring. To me, Jadav’s work is a good example of the difference one person can make. Continue reading “Making a Difference- Jadav Payeng”
Living, Learning and Letting Go 