April: Are we done yet?
"By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Chaucer : "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote..."
"Essence is love...the sheer love of being here." p. 257
"Freedom from all limitation, complete knowledge of creation, and immortality." p. 257
"Gush of bird-song, a patter of dew,
A cloud, and a rainbow's warning,
Suddenly sunshine and perfect blue—
An April day in the morning." by
Harriet Prescott Spofford.
"Inquiry : question the unreal over and over until it disappears." p 257
"Jabs of truth that are as bitter as salt on the tongue" p.257
"Kiss what waits beneath all want." Mark Nepo
"Love Like Water" Mark Nepo's April 24th essay from The Book of Awakening
"Kiss what waits beneath all want." Mark Nepo
"Love Like Water" Mark Nepo's April 24th essay from The Book of Awakening
Nature is a gift, every day unfolding..
Open it!
"Proud-pied April dress'd in all his trim
Hath put a spirit of youth in everything.
William Shakespeare, Sonnet XCVIII.
yes, I know it is a "k", but in my defense - I did see the "Q" first ;)
yes, I know it is a "k", but in my defense - I did see the "Q" first ;)
"Ripples that Rise and fall without disturbing the ocean of being." p. 262 The Book of Secrets
thank you Kid President!
T. S. Eliot : "April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land mixing Memory and desire...Stirring Dull roots with spring rain. The Waste Land (opening lines)"
"Universe goes to the still point in order to create time and space. You go there to fetch a word or the memory of a face or the scent of a rose." ~ p. 262 The Book of Secrets
Variety, as in: "The
World is blossoming into its infinite variety before falling silent in amazement at the miracle it has just achieved." ~ last sentence of The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra
eXams underway for Seniors!!
Yoga saved me - again - back injury pain for about 3 days and now I'm back to cartwheeling! Yes!!
Zest's treat of the day for Wed, April 29, Chocolate Passion Fruit Coconut Macaroons!
World is blossoming into its infinite variety before falling silent in amazement at the miracle it has just achieved." ~ last sentence of The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra
eXams underway for Seniors!!
Yoga saved me - again - back injury pain for about 3 days and now I'm back to cartwheeling! Yes!!
Zest's treat of the day for Wed, April 29, Chocolate Passion Fruit Coconut Macaroons!
good health is our greatest blessing!!!:)
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