Leonard Cohen writes: “Like a bird on a wire…I have tried in my way to be free.” It’s not entirely clear what is particularly free about a bird on a wire. Maybe the fact that it has a choice in every moment whether to rest where it is or to fly on.
What would make your life more free?
You might always get the same favorite flavor of ice cream or coffee drink, but a handful of jelly beans brings you a random assortment of flavors and colors. No doubt you will prefer some tastes to others, but there’s always a chance you’ll hit upon a new favorite that you’ve never encountered before.
What is your newest delightful discovery?
“Thrush song, stream song, holy love
That flows through earthly forms and folds,
The song of Heaven’s Sabbath fleshed
In throat and ear, in stream and stone,
A grace living here as we live,
Move my mind now to that which holds
Things as they change. …”
―Wendell Berry
What sound invites you into a sense of grace?
You might dress up for church, or for work, or for a date or a concert or a party. Or you might dress up so that you could match the beauty of what you see around you, or as preparation for the road ahead.
What sort of outfit best suits what you see before you?
Some people spend their lives dreaming of graceful yachts and a life of luxury floating on the waves. Captain Ken has work to do, and the boat to do it with. No frills. Just what the job needs.
What gives you satisfaction in work well done?
