Category Archives: Quiet

Peace of Wild Things

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

The Peace of Wild Things When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down … Continue reading →

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This is spring

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

If there comes a little thaw, Still the air is chill and raw, Here and there a patch of snow, Dirtier than the ground below, Dribbles down a marshy flood; Ankle-deep you stick in mud In the meadows while you … Continue reading →

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What is simplicity

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

What is simplicity? Simplicity is the shortest path to a solution. –Ward Cunningham, “The Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work : A Conversation with Ward Cunningham”(2004) Response: I have been feeling overwhelmed lately and needing to remind myself to take … Continue reading →

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Quiet

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Today, I am going to post no quote or picture, but I ask you to take a moment to remember those who have been killed by violence. From terrorism to genocide, violence plagues our world and our species. Spend a … Continue reading →

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Indescribably Magnificent

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” –Henry Miller Response: Continuing on our weeks appreciation of nature, take a little time today to breath … Continue reading →

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Climb the Mountains

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn … Continue reading →

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I am only one

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. – Edward Everett … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Nature

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

“For ourselves, who are ordinary men and women, let us return thanks to Nature for her bounty by using every one of the senses she has given us; vary our state as much as possible; turn now this side, now … Continue reading →

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Rest is not quitting

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

“Rest is not quitting The busy career, Rest is the fitting Of self to one’s sphere. “ – John Sullivan Dwight, from Rest Response: Rest is as important as work. Without creating space to take care of ourselves in our … Continue reading →

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It speaks in silence

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied — it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” –Ansel Adams, Exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. Response: Nature has a raw … Continue reading →

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