It’s Spring! Let’s all rush outside and dig in the earth. That’s my impulse for sure, but it’s a bit too early for planting here in the far northwest. On a cool spring morning, when I still want the effects of having gone out and played in the dirt, I like to do a grounding meditation that will also cleanse anything negative from my experience. There are many way to do this. Here are a few: Sometimes I just imagine myself barefoot in lush green grass, and allow the vibrations of the earth to rise up through the soles of my feet.
Continue reading...6. March 2009
Recently my friend and I celebrated her birthday with a leisurely visit to the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, WA. A former estate that’s been put to better use, it’s a 150 acre nature preserve just minutes from the Seattle ferry dock. Even though I live in the boonies with plenty of wild nature all around me, it’s fun to have a change of scene. Plus, it’s a great reminder that even in urban or suburban areas, you can still find places to connect with nature in a deep way.
Continue reading...5. March 2009
When you look at this photo that I took minutes ago, what do you see? This is the view from my office as I write this, looking out over the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward the San Juan Islands (and on a clear day, beyond to Vancouver Island in British Columbia). This is the very edge of our country, a boundary between the U.S. and Canada. That takes care of the geography, but what do you believe is happening in this photo?
Continue reading...20. February 2009
This is how my afternoon went yesterday. A much-needed beach walk for my dog and I in the late day sun. It took a long time for the fog to dissolve today, so our walk was put on hold while we played chicken with the light. (If I wait too late, the sun will slip behind the hills, leaving me in the shadows.) But today, today was just glorious! Still. Mild. Beach empty except for gulls and a pair of cormorants drying their wings on the old pilings. (When I say empty, I’m really talking of dogs and other people…of course every beach is teeming with wildlife seen and unseen…crabs, seaweeds and limpets to name just a few here.)
Continue reading...7. February 2009
While I do value each day as it unfolds and enjoy the special beauty each confluence of weather and season provides, by February it’s difficult not to yearn for spring. I purposely pause to applaud each glimpse, as when this morning the sun made a brief appearance, pushing wisps of fog away, transforming the bay back and forth from gray to blue to steel to an azure reflection.
Continue reading...3. February 2009
Do you know what it’s like to forget the sun? To live someplace so dankdrippingwet that the gentle palm of the sun against your back cannot be summoned even from memory? To dwell only in shadowless montone light which flattens mountains into torn paper collages? To waken yet keep your eyes closed, for there is no reason to embrace another grimgrayday?
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Why I Meditate and How It Affects Me
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22. March 2009
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