An accordion—or a glass of wine—might or might not be on your list of what makes for a truly festive occasion. We all celebrate in different ways, but it’s not a party unless you have guests.
What elements do you think make for a great celebration?
Category: Meditations
Abandoned
A greenhouse allows for careful, controlled cultivation of plants—so long as you carefully maintain that cultivation. When you stop managing your greenhouse, your plants might wither and die. Or they might grow wild and break through the glass ceiling.
What has happened when you’ve let go control of something you had carefully managed?
Down the Long Hall
At the end of the long hall awaits…who knows what? But sometimes the hallway itself is a kind of hospitality, a welcome into the journey rather than the destination.
When have you welcomed being on a journey, without too much concern for where you would end up?
Groundhog Day
Legend has it that if the groundhog sees his shadow today, that he will be scared back into his hole, leaving us with six more weeks of winter. That’s a long time to hide from yourself.
How do you respond when you see your shadow side?
In the Cherry Blossom’s Shade
“In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger.”
―Kobayashi Issa