December 2010
3 posts
When All You Have is Belief
In his wonderful book of meditations entitled, “The Awakening,” Mark Nepo quotes poet Kurtis Lamkin:
“Believing is all a child does for a living”
I’ve been thinking about that quote for the past couple of days as I move my life in a new direction. And it occurs to me that as adults, we would do well to get back in touch with the child in us that had no other options...
Grecian Urns and the Meaning of Life
I think Keats got it right:
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know”
As I write, I’m sitting at my window staring at the first snowfall of the year. First snowfalls, even for those of us that are not particularly crazy about snow, are really beautiful. And like a walk in the woods with my dog or time spent in the mountains or on...
Soul-food Italian-style
So last week I’m sitting at my favorite Italian restaurant. Mary’s my waitress. At the end of the meal she brings me the check and we engage in some small talk about her major and what she wants to do after college. I could sense the lack of enthusiasm in both her voice and in her course of study. And then, as I’ve been known to do, I hit her with one of my favorite questions:...