Autumn Song © Susan Tino SantilloSong for Autumnby Mary Oliver In the deep falldon’t you imagine the leaves think howcomfortable it will be to touchthe earth instead of thenothingness of air and the endlessfreshets of wind? And don’t you thinkthe trees themselves, especially those with mossy,warm caves, begin to think of the birds that will … Read more
Dear folks – After today, I will reluctantly remove the Manifest Obama video, to honor the wishes of its creators. I am appalled that this might be so, for free speech is diminished by such situations. But I have to respect their wishes. Here is what they wrote, that led me to this unhappy decision. … Read more
Yesterday, I posted an inspiring video that was created by Lauren Rosenfeld, a fifth grade teacher, and her husband Jamie, at Rainbow Mountain School in Asheville, NC. Her intention was, “to focus on what we DO want instead of what we DON”T want.” The idea behind this is nothing new: We can make things happen … Read more
While I am out of town for a few days, I offer some inspiration for you. Today, I invite you to join us. After I originally posted the video Thursday morning, by Thursday afternoon it had been removed from YouTube and the creators’ own website was taken down. But I am sharing another copy of … Read more
Temperance: Eat and carouse with Bacchus, or munch dry bread with Jesus,but don’t sit down without one of the Gods. — D.H. Lawrence Any discussion of Temperance, by me at least, would of course have to include a brief mention of the Temperance Tarot card. While the original Greek virtue was called sophrosyne, our word … Read more
Scorpios are often considered the most intense, profound, powerful members of the zodiac. Even when they appear self-controlled and calm there is a seething intensity of emotional energy under the placid exterior. Sometimes Scorpios are accused of holding grudges, which is not really true. It’s just that Scorpios rarely forget anything, and are ready to … Read more
Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. — Benjamin Franklin Today, we meet the last, and perhaps most misunderstood, of the four classical virtues. Because it is much maligned, we will spend a couple of days working with it. Temperance (sophrosyne in Greek) is the practice of moderation. It was one of the four … Read more
More thoughts on the U.S. election from Starhawk. This is only an excerpt. You can read the article in its entirety, including her powerful insights as a result of helping in the recovery efforts for the Katrina victims; just go here. Remember – in October, 2000, Al Gore had a double-digit lead. Please don’t take … Read more
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.— Aristotle The study of wisdom, sophology, is a vast area that has fascinated the students of human nature for millennia. For a more in-depth article that encompasses the Virtue of Wisdom in more detail than I offered yesterday, you might visit this link. Meantime, our journey continues, … Read more