Author Archives: musingsontheway
The Blessing and the Curse of Uncertainty
Blog #28. July 1st The Blessing and Curse of Uncertainty Which way do I go? Oh, straw man, I am on the way to Oz and I don’t know how to find it. Toto and … Continue reading
Dark threads are part of the tapestry
Blog# 27 June 30th Dark threads are part of the tapestry Pain as guide and teacher. (part 2/3) An ongoing part of my sabbatical has been my relationship with pain in my spine, especially neck and shoulders. This has been … Continue reading
Disorientation, Am I in Europe or Asia?
Blog #26 June 29th Disorientation, am I in Europe or Asia? Finding a healer on the road. (Part 1 of 3 Blogs on this topic) On June 24th, I drove with only a minor wrong turn that took me a … Continue reading
What is the Source of Beauty and Joy?
June 24th, Blog #25 What is the source of beauty and joy? After I recovered my rental car, I was invited to join an Austrian family for dinner at an old Greek mama’s home restaurant. Reagan, Heidi, and his mother, … Continue reading
I only see what I am looking for.
June 23, 2012 Blog #24 I only see what I am looking for. Lost in familiar places. I awoke on my second day in Santorini, and stepped out on the small balcony that overlooked more than 180 degrees of coastline, … Continue reading
Leave taking, transition, and arrival
June l8,19, 20, 2012. Blog # 23 Leave taking, transition, and arrival, Creta to Santorini On the night before I departed Irene’s Villas in Iereptra, southern Crete where I had spent the last month, I swam, with increased attention to … Continue reading
Earth song to our beautiful, beloved, blessed Mother Earth
Blog #22. June 16, 2012 Earth song to our beautiful, beloved, blessed Mother Earth As I reflect upon my continuing encounters with the earth during my sabbatical, I notice that much of what I would say is inarticulate, a feeling … Continue reading
What has been your Baptism of Fire?
June 13, 2012 Blog #21 What has been your baptism of Fire? When I think of fire, I have many images in mind. During this sabbatical, however, two primary types of fire have attracted my attention. After 5-6 weeks in … Continue reading
Who knows where the wind blows or whence it comes
June 8, 2012. Blog #20 Who knows where the wind blows, or from whence it comes? This morning I woke to the sound of the wind howling, whistling, and rushing down from the mountains from the north of Crete, out … Continue reading
Mother Ocean and the Water of Life
June 6, 2012. Blog #19 Moonstruck. The water of Life Last nite, I caught sight of the full moon rising, deep red as it slowly crept above the horizon, over the restless water of the indigo sea, about 9:30 PM. … Continue reading
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