ollie go-golly, the all love dog On Tuesday afternoon around 4:30 pm, I finished a phone call and came down the stairs to take Ollie for a walk. I found him collapsed against the wall, making no sound– just looking up at me in a puddle of twisted arms and legs. He had been getting… [Read More]
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I’m on my way
Well I’m on my way I don’t know where I’m going I’m on my way I’m taking my time But I don’t know where -Paul Simon Actually, it’s a bit better than that. I’m not lost. I do know my destination it’s just that as I set off on this next stage of the journey… [Read More]
Om Tat Sat
Providence :: 10 may 2014 Even the emotions and thoughts that seem so personal, so interior are really only the play of prakriti. Thoughts, emotions and ahamkara itself stop at the gate of the Inner Self which abides in the inner chamber of the heart — always at peace —whatever forces of prakriti may storm outside.– Eknath Easwaren Ever… [Read More]
365 days doth a year make
gooseberry island :: 29 august 2014 Dear Henry, We were talking about you today.There’s a place you never got to visit that you would’ve totally loved: Gooseberry Island. gooseberry island :: august 29 2014 It’s a straight shot south of Providence, an easy drive. Given today is the anniversary of that sad, sad awful no-good… [Read More]
the inevitable spin of Spring
There’s a reason I don’t teach or take classes during Squam . . it’s because I am an all or nothing kind of personality. I don’t have any access to the ‘moderation’ dial when it comes to things I put my heart into. If my focus is on something I am passionate about– it gets… [Read More]