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Effulgence
I am awed, as I have been every year since I moved here. The fullness of the cherry blossoms.

Found Exhortation (and Rasa Theory)
In the yoga theory of the rasas, very roughly, the same categories of emotions can either weigh us down or move us toward spirit, depending on intensity and the way we experience them. For example, grief and compassion are on the same continuum.
With that in mind, I ask what is the exhortation to “beware,” if we are mindful and not trapped by unnecessary fears, but a reminder that we will navigate life with less trouble if we consistently are aware.
Questionable Exhortations Around Town
My response to this is to quote artist Barbara Kruger: “Belief + Doubt = Sanity.”
This is followed by recalling the tempering adage: “Look before you leap.”
And what is with all the frogs?





