1. That the workers throw the emptied recycle bin into the curb and crack, chip and smash it into pieces.
2. That the small bag of garbage in the bottom of my city "roll to the curb" can has been left in there to rot for 3 weeks now because the worker doesn't care to put forth the effort to reach in and lift it out.
Rant ended.
10/11/2011
10/10/2011
The Gut of It - A Thought in Stanzas
Get to the gut of it, that tight, twisting, acidic scream of the belly
There you will find you and the you that longs to be more
Pain demands change...limits, contorts and defines
She always loved me, to a fault
When it hurt inside I could depend on her, her compliments, her advocacy, her mothering
The pain would always go, run out with laughter or perspective, or distraction
It's not her fault I could never love myself, to a fault
There is the gut of it
Loving oneself through the faults
There you will find you and the you that longs to be more
Pain demands change...limits, contorts and defines
She always loved me, to a fault
When it hurt inside I could depend on her, her compliments, her advocacy, her mothering
The pain would always go, run out with laughter or perspective, or distraction
It's not her fault I could never love myself, to a fault
There is the gut of it
Loving oneself through the faults
10/07/2011
London Underground
"Mind the Gap!" We heard these words of warning countless times as we rode the Underground, the Tube - the London Subway.
Here are a couple of happy travelers!
Here are a couple of happy travelers!
10/05/2011
Steve Jobs - More Than Apple
Apple announced this evening that Steve Jobs, former CEO had died. The announcement was here http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/ and quickly spread like proverbial wildfire across the Internet and social media venues.
Fame often dulls our perception of people. We remember, rightfully so, the accomplishments and recognition that earned such fame. What occurs to me, what haunts me when famous people die is the difficulty we have remembering their humanity, their likeness to our own lives. Fame may, as no doubt it will with Steve Jobs, write about the famous in the books of history and achievements. Fame will proclaim the greatness of those so deemed. Yet, fame will never remind us that our human life, no matter how large or unknown, has - each and every one - ultimate value and beauty.
We live. We breathe. We learn. We try. We fail. We succeed.
For me, the greatest miracle is that a human life can grow, learn and adapt - overcome and flourish in it's own particular beauty. We each live our momentary existence in relationship to others, our specific challenges, our own life lessons. So, it is important for me to remember that Steve Jobs was a human being, an amazing human being - nothing more and nothing less.
This is also true of you, right now. I hope you are fully aware of this truth. You have a particular beauty.
Fame often dulls our perception of people. We remember, rightfully so, the accomplishments and recognition that earned such fame. What occurs to me, what haunts me when famous people die is the difficulty we have remembering their humanity, their likeness to our own lives. Fame may, as no doubt it will with Steve Jobs, write about the famous in the books of history and achievements. Fame will proclaim the greatness of those so deemed. Yet, fame will never remind us that our human life, no matter how large or unknown, has - each and every one - ultimate value and beauty.
We live. We breathe. We learn. We try. We fail. We succeed.
For me, the greatest miracle is that a human life can grow, learn and adapt - overcome and flourish in it's own particular beauty. We each live our momentary existence in relationship to others, our specific challenges, our own life lessons. So, it is important for me to remember that Steve Jobs was a human being, an amazing human being - nothing more and nothing less.
This is also true of you, right now. I hope you are fully aware of this truth. You have a particular beauty.
10/04/2011
Big Ben is a Bell
Travel is always educational. I enjoy the way seeing and experiencing different parts of our world expands my knowledge and understanding. I recently returned from 6 days in the United Kingdom (also known as England).
Some of the things I learned:
1. Londoners say "mind" instead of "watch out for." So if they say "Mind the doors" on the Underground, it is to keep a traveler from having an unfortunate encounter with something like...say... having his backpack caught half way in/out of the Underground Train. Just saying.
2. When moving through crowded spaces, Londoners say "Sorry" when we are likely to say "Excuse me."
3. Trash or litter is "Rubbish."
4. Big Ben is the large bell (not the clock) in the 320' clock tower in London and weighs 13+ tons.
Some of the things I learned:
1. Londoners say "mind" instead of "watch out for." So if they say "Mind the doors" on the Underground, it is to keep a traveler from having an unfortunate encounter with something like...say... having his backpack caught half way in/out of the Underground Train. Just saying.
2. When moving through crowded spaces, Londoners say "Sorry" when we are likely to say "Excuse me."
3. Trash or litter is "Rubbish."
4. Big Ben is the large bell (not the clock) in the 320' clock tower in London and weighs 13+ tons.
10/02/2011
Lonely As A Cloud...
The poet, Wordsworth, spent a good deal of time here in the area of England known as The Lake District. His words capture the quaint, bucolic British landscapes and the impact of such beauty on the spirit.
"I wandered lonely as a cloud,
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze"
-Wordsworth
"I wandered lonely as a cloud,
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze"
-Wordsworth
10/01/2011
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