Here is a phrase I’ve heard some lately: “If I don’t laugh, I might cry.” Laughing is good. Or dancing! The God Who Only Knows Four Words by Hafiz, as translated by Daniel Ladinsky in The Gift: Poems by Hafiz the Great Sufi Master Every Child Has known God. Not the God of names, Not the […]
Anything we put on our feet to walk around can be considered exercise wear. I’m going to put on my exercise slippers and walk to the fridge and think about that.
Wet weather is a wonderful part of vacation life too. There are few sounds more soothing than rain on a roof.
Best not to cling to plans in this COVID time, am I right? It has forced even the most wary of us out of any routines we might have been sticking to. I’m trying to grow with that flow. All of this feels important and life-changing.
“Hasten slowly and you will soon reach your destination.” How can we hasten slowly? Isn’t that an oxymoron? And yet we do. All the good stuff in life comes out of hastening . . . slowly.
Great post😀
Short but sweet . . . Thanks for dropping by.
Wheeee! Skiing! That used to be a family sport. Now I’m afraid I’ll break something. Hahaha!
Surrender is often a good thing, certainly better than being inflexible and breaking.
Once I heard Oprah Winfrey say that she liked the gospel song, “I Surrender All,” because it helped her cope with difficult situations.
Stay safe!
I think it helps to cope, and also maybe to let life develop in ways that might surprise us being wonderful, even thought it wasn’t what we thought we wanted.
What a beautiful location! Extra reading time can be good. Flexibility is key to enjoying a vacation.
It was absolutely gorgeous. Breathtaking in fact. I enjoyed a lot of amazing skiing, and I took two days off to sit and read and write by the fire. Perfect.