Monthly Archives: December 2004
Wasted Day
I wasted a day mostly on purpose Avoided the deep And sulked on the surface I Spent the day on worry I Spent it on fret I Spent the day on poor me Blew the change on regret But I … Continue reading
Amen, Brother
I’m not a Baptist, but I do like this baptist preacher’s sermon on the Presence of Christ. “Can we embrace the tension that comes from living in a post-modern, post-denominational world and find our center from being the presence of … Continue reading
You are that
“In the beginning was only Being, One without a second. Out of himself he brought forth the cosmos And entered into everything in it. There is nothing that does not come from him. Of everything he is the inmost Self. … Continue reading
The letter I didn’t write
I sent Speedy his Christmas present today. I included a letter, the first I’ve sent him since he left our home to join another family early this this Fall. I couldn’t help being sad. Mainly because I couldn’t send him … Continue reading
Poem: Cherry Tree Carol
I love this old carol. ‘The Cherry Tree Carol’ When Joseph was an old man, an old man was he, He married Virgin Mary, the queen of Galilee, He married Virgin Mary, the queen of Galilee. Joseph and Mary walked … Continue reading
A Good Poem
‘A Good Poem’ A good poem is like finding a hole in the palace wall– never know what you might see. –Tukaram (translated by Daniel Ladinsky)
Come let us adore him.
“This is the gist of all worship: to be pure and to do good to others. He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Shiva. And if he sees Shiva only in … Continue reading
Goodbye, Agnes Martin
Agnes Martin is dead at age 92. Martin apparently wished to have no obituary written about her, nor any memorial services. But I will say this, news of her death hit me like a punch to the chest. She is … Continue reading
A Nation of Wimps
Almost as a counterpoint to my previous post, this Psychology Today article asserts that “Hands-on” overparenting is creating a “Nation of Wimps” who can’t handle the trials of adolescence and adulthood. So, maybe we should all stay together for the … Continue reading
Eminem Is Right
Must reading for every parent. Listen to your child’s music. Really listen. Rarely do we parents look past the sex, the profanity, the misogyny, the violence, and the anger in adolescents’ music to hear the actual message. If we did, … Continue reading
Yerba Mate Backlash
Yerba Mate may be getting its day in North America, indeed. In evidence, it’s got its very own backlash: “Millions of people in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay give mate near religious status, obsessively consuming it throughout the day and making … Continue reading
What I want for Christmas. Too.
After receiving Eucharist last night I was struck with a satisfying sense of “Us.” I looked around and saw the older kids who babysit my kids, the kids I have watched grow up, the people who brought us casseroles for … Continue reading
Accept the Miracle
Logos Why wonder about the loaves and the fishes? If you say the right words, the wine expands. If you say them with love and the felt ferocity of that love and the felt necessity of that love, the fish … Continue reading