Turtles don’t jog and they live to be over a hundred. — Mayor Sandy Keith, in response to my suggesting he might want to take up jogging. At one time, I used to jog in the early mornings, of course doing further damage to my poor knees. My friend Sandy was famous for sometimes saying…
Month: November 2017
Living Your Life As If It Really Mattered
Mindfulness — the real practice is living your life as if it really mattered from moment to moment. — Jon Kabat-Zinn I had no idea who Jon Kabat-Zinn was until I came across the above quote. If you are like me, take a minute to click on the link where his name appears. He has quite…
To Reframe Issues Into Realities Of The Heart.
A reverent politician is one who challenges the concept of external power, and brings to the political arena concerns of the heart. — Gary Zukov, The Seat Of The Soul I found the above quote in a journal I kept during my sabbatical. During yesterday’s walk, I remembered Zukov’s words while I was considering…
Trying To Capture The Full Complexity Of a Human Experience
To some degree the haikuist is constantly trying to capture the full complexity of a human experience, but in the fewest words possible. — John Paul Lederach. In my senior year in high school we had to compose a few haikus. You remember a haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable…
Looking With An Eye That Was Deeply Filled With Love
I think he was seeing it because he was looking with an eye that was deeply filled with love and compassion and that eye opens us up to see many things that might otherwise be missed. — Vincent Harding, speaking about Martin Luther King seeing possibilities. Ever been in a situation where people are looking at…