Not gender, not race, not orientation, but class has endured as the most divisive force in society. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Reading the above gave me pause. There is so much discussion these days about race and orientation, and so very little about that part of human nature that considers one individual better than another because of…
Randomness Is the Reigning Monarch of the Universe
Randomness is the reigning monarch of the universe. — Maria Popova, Figuring We think we are in control, but no matter how many walls we erect around our existence, things happen that come out of nowhere. We do everything perfect at work, and the boss decides to sell the business and you’re laid off. You’ve decided to…
The Thirst For Truth and Good
Religion — The thirst for truth and good, not the love of sect and dogma. — Margaret Fuller What better journey to embark than to seek truth and good, and I can think of no better refreshment for the soul than when we experience, at anytime or any place, truth and good. Sect and dogma does…
A Holy Curiosity
Never lose a holy curiosity. — Albert Einstein. I am fascinated by concepts such as infinity, the number pi, how the human brain works. The biographer, Walter Isaacson, commented that one of the common characteristics of the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci and Einstein was their curiosity. Da Vinci did a whole study on how a…
Leading Wherever I Choose
Bonnie Smith Whitehouse’s journal for mindful walking takes its title from Walt Whitman’s poem, Song of the Open Road, which begins: Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me. The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. There are so many times we carry a heavy heart, the…