A Walk at Sunrise

(January 7, 2008)

“God does not die on the day we cease to believe in a personal deity. But we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance of wonder renewed daily, the source of which is beyond all reason.” We don’t have to quarrel about a word, because “God” is only a word, a concept. One never quarrels about reality; we only quarrel about opinions, about concepts, about judgments. Drop your concepts, drop your opinions, drop your prejudices, drop your judgments, and you will see that. –Anthony De Mello (quoting Dag Hammarskjold)

The Gate

(January 6, 2007)

“I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be better than light, and safer than a known way.’” –King George VI

His/Hers

(January 5, 2008)


“I love Americans, but not when they try to talk French. What a blessing it is that they never try to talk English.” –H. H. Munr

Roast Potatoes

(January 4, 2008)

“To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely” –Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Harvest

(August 2, 2007)

“ I am not going to give you a destination. I can only give you a direction – awake, throbbing with life, unknown, always surprising, unpredictable.” –Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Foal

(August 1, 2007)

“The farther you enter the truth, the deeper it is.” –Bankei Zenji

Wii

(July 31, 2007)

“If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe.” –Soren Kierkegaard

Part Two

(June 5, 2007)

“By means of art we are sometimes sent – dimly, briefly – revelations unattainable by reason. Like that little mirror in the fairy tales – look into it, and you will see not yourself but, for a moment, that which passeth understanding, a realm to which no man can ride or fly. And for which the soul begins to ache…” —A.Solzhenitsy

Part One

Here are some snapshots of the farm. (June 4, 2007)

“I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.” -Helen Keller

Peeking Through

(June 3, 2007)

“He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him aright” –Blaise Pascal