“. . . life is the principle of self-renewal, it is constantly renewing and remaking and changing and transfiguring itself, it is infinitely beyond your or my obtuse theories about it.”
― Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
― André Gide

“Here’s to freedom, cheers to art. Here’s to having an excellent adventure and may the stopping never start.”
― Jason Mraz

Presence All one ever needs — sufficient for contentment — is here: this moment. It’s time to be happy with what is, as we inspect that and assess what it might be. We will be told to make goals, or not to, for the next … Continue reading Haiku: Presence

Extension Holidays wind down; but let’s not forget the call to be who we are. I’m back! Vacation’s over; for the next week I might not post as early as usual either, but that’s because I’m still off work and we’re moving into new digs. … Continue reading Haiku: Extension

Dazzled At a loss for words; how to haiku on Christmas? Just enjoy the lights. It’s a Christmas miracle: I have nothing to say. What harm does it do when the clouds cover the sun? I’ll just let it pass and shine on.

Passage Landscapes made of time: maps for the needy conscious, layered in stories.   The End of the Story, by John Aske

Identity II I’m the Universe, all movement and breath, alive — part and parcel known.

Departure II   Jointed leg part two: more hurrying and waiting — hardly the high life. We landed in Denver just in time to board the flight to St. Louis before they closed the boarding ramp. It was a miracle we made it. Then there … Continue reading Haiku: Departure II