While this may seem like preparation to prepare to think about doing something, I am looking at what it would take to grow mushrooms this summer. I have seen some interesting posts on other sites and thinks that I have…
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Waldwipfelweg
The Waldwipfelweg, a veritable mouthful for most people. This is part of a forest walkway that winds through and above the trees in Sankt Englmar. Situated in the Bavarian Black Forest, it affords an view of the trees and an…
Tagged with: Bavaria, black forest, forest path, Sankt Englmar, tree tops, Waldwipfelweg, walking meditaition
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Manna
The smell of cooking Warmth springs from all around The bread of life feeds
Balancing Creativity
Balancing the internal forces within the body can sometimes be essential to living a better life. Emotions, thoughts, energy all combine to create the human body engine. When one fragment of this is out of alignment, we can spin off…
Tagged with: balance, creativity, emotions, fear, Golden Urn, letting go, sacral chakra
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Moving forward…
Sometimes it is difficult to let go of something that you held in your heart. Whether this is a person, place, thing, or idea the process can often take not only time and effort but can be a painful process…
To thine own self…true
“Above all else, to thine own self be true.” A line from Hamlet, a father speaks to a son as knowledge is passed through the cycle of life. On one hand, we can see the idea of being true to…
Tagged with: flow, life journey, river, self, shakespeare, taoist, to thine own self be true, truth, water
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Grow
A tree grows or dies From rising sun to dark night The circle moves on
Mount St. Helens
This week’s travel retreat takes us virtually to Mount Saint Helens in Skamania County, Washington. Seen to the left, this is a picture of the pre-1980 explosion mountain called Mt. Fuji’s Sister. Almost two decades later, while still active and…
Choices
Last week I was sick for a few days. While tired, it offered some time to contemplate circumstances that are going on in life and in the world. One of the things that came into mind and rolled around for…
Tagged with: personal energy, personal reality, power, social connections, social networks, society
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 