Making Beauty
My top word for the week is “dank,” which evokes so much in so little space. I was attending a conference for much of the early part of the week and simultaneously needed to meet a combination of expected and… (READ MORE)
Magic Carpet?
Do you ever stop to wonder about the ubiquitous, wildly patterned expanses of carpets at the big chain hotels? What might be the reasons for such carpets? 1. The carpet designers all ingested some kind of substance that gave them… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation?
Could you find your innards gorgeous–the blood, sinovial fluid, organs of digestion and elimination? What about your inner thoughts and memories, the ones you do not want to share? That, of course, is not the point, here. What does it… (READ MORE)
An Apparent Offering to the Gods
I am in a different part of town for an educational conference. I had lunch at a Japanese restaurant where the sushi chefs were prattling to each other in Spanish. This offering was in the waiting area; to whose gods,… (READ MORE)
Snow and Blossoms (Morning Walk via the Capitol to Dupont Circle)
I got out of the house by 7:30 this morning because I knew the dusting of snow would not last long, and I wanted to enjoy the combination of blossoms and snow making every thing vibrate with beauty. I was… (READ MORE)
I have had a more stressful than usual couple of weeks at the office. While I was walking into the office, I was thinking about how the more deadlines I needed to meet and the more difficult interchanges I had… (READ MORE)
Cherry Blossoms at the Japanese Memorial (and Abhuta)
When I was walking home in the gray chilly day, astonished and awed by the beauty and effulgence of the cherry blossoms as if experiencing them for the first time though I have been witnessing them blossom here for over… (READ MORE)
Yoga for the Unexpected Cold Spell This Saturday (Web Version of E-News)
Dear Yogis– Rain and unseasonable weather in the weekend forecast have you wondering where is Spring? Instead of longing for the missing Spring, dig deep into the seeds of relaxation with a bolster, seven blankets (give or take a few),… (READ MORE)
Cherry Blossoms with Senate Office Building
Om namah shivayah. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
0herry Blossoms in the Rain
As I have walked around town enjoying the spring surge of blossoming trees, I found myself remembering that our most famous cherry blossoms were a gift from the Japanese, which remembrance sent a deeper yearning to help send healing. At… (READ MORE)