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“But I’ll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you’ll come to understand that you’re connected with everything.”
— Alan W. Watts

Rip Rap Hike: Part Two

“A warrior accepts that we can never know what will happen to us next.  We can try to control the uncontrollable by looking for security and predictability, always hoping to be comfortable and safe. But the truth is that we can never avoid uncertainty.  This not know is part of the adventure, and it’s also what makes us afraid.”—Pema Chodron

Rip Rap Hike: Part One

“When we touch the center of sorrow, when we sit with discomfort without trying to fix it, when we stay present to the pain or betrayal and let it soften us, these are the times that we connect with bodhichitta.” –Pema Chodron

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“Heaven is not a place or a condition. It is merely an awareness of perfect oneness.”  –A Course in Miracles

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“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we have learned here. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts. ”
― Marianne Williamson

Dinner with Ashley

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

Finishing the Cob

“All serious daring starts from within.”
― Eudora Welty