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  • Deep Greens and Blues are the Colors I Choose

    … won’t you let me go down in my dreams ~James Taylor, ‘Sweet Baby James’ Dreamily remembering my 4 year old selfsaying , “my favorite color is green.”It remained favored for much of my life.I still seem to like it a lot. “When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people…

  • Being Humble

    (originally posted Sept 27, 2012) Last week after some quality time cultivating my garden of mindfulness at Deer Park, I packed up the camping gear and slowly drove out of the hidden mountain valley. Neil Diamond’s glorious Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack CD was playing, as I rolled slowly across bouldered hills into the fog of Escondido. Still on…

  • Beautifully my roses froze; Aloha kâkou

    When people see some things as beautiful, Other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, Other things become bad. ~Tao Te Ching My darling little rose flowers, was it just a mere post ago your beckoning red-violet form & fragrance embodied loveliness & sensuality? How quickly conditions change. Winter’s ice suddenly freezing your natural blossoms,…