Fool to Care

5 miles

The Dakini Speaks by Joyce Wellwood

Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye

~ Mary Oliver, excerpts from "The Buddha's Last Instruction" in HOUSE OF LIGHT

Daily exercise

There’s a handful of women who’ve allowed me the space to break, and still call me a visionary. I don’t need to tag you. I love you.

Good morning

All that remains

Every journey begins with a step. To create a movement to defeat authoritarianism we must first heal ourselves and prepare for the struggle to come.

Sometimes

Requiem

Dorothy ~ 1950/2013

Goethe

Porla’s dilemma

You learn to come down from the treadmill and walk on the earth.

🎶 On this morning’s playlist 🎶

Frida

Another 5 miles

I got some new socks

~ Ursula K. Le Guin ~

Noam Chomsky

Guest cabin

A provocative hypothesis is that walking may affect autobiographical memory construction and recall. The ‘default-mode’ of brain activity occupies 40% of our walking hours and involves mental time travel – coursing backwards and forwards through both the ‘big picture’ and the details of our lives, allowing us to construct personal autobiographical narratives.

~ John O’Donohue ~

The last act

Speak because your voice is currency, and their comfort isn't worth your silence. - Rudy Francisco, I'll Fly Away

My grandmother once gave me a tip: In difficult times, you move forward in small steps. Do what you have to do, but little by little. Don't think about the future, or what may happen tomorrow. Wash the dishes. Remove the dust. Write a letter. Make a soup. You see? You are advancing step by step. Take a step and stop. Rest a little. Praise yourself. Take another step. Then another. You won't notice, but your steps will grow more and more. And the time will come when you can think about the future without crying. ~ Elena Mikhalkova

I can't decide if people who wear pajamas in public have given up on life or are living it to the fullest.

Because there is no way but through

As a woman

Stressed out? Walk it off!

~ Bernadette Noll ~

~ Jeanette Winterson ~

One too many mornings and a thousand miles behind

~ Thomas Moore ~

A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.

The cost of stress

Mary Oliver, Owls and Other Fantasies

No baggage

I’m made of dirt

“The further we separate ourselves from the dirt, the further we separate ourselves from ourselves. Alienation is a disease of the unsoiled.” -Tom Robbins

“We have to stumble through so much dirt and humbug before we reach home. And we have no one to guide us. Our only guide is our homesickness.” ~ Hermann Hesse

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

Find respite one breath at a time

Walking can help with mental time travel, which is the process of constructing personal narratives. This process is facilitated by the activation of the hippocampal formation and related structures in the brain.

Trees

“Forget your personal tragedy. We are all bitched from the start and you especially have to be hurt like hell before you can write seriously. But when you get the damned hurt, use it — don't cheat with it.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

Mary Oliver ~

John O’Donohue ~ To Bless the Space Between Us

Mary Oliver ~ A Thousand Mornings

Inclusion and Diversity

The unfolding

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🎶❤️‍🔥 Come On in My Kitchen ❤️‍🔥🎶

To survive you need to keep moving. The ability to move forward, effortlessly, steadily, relentlessly and with ease.

"Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is considered one of the most prominent artists in modern art history. She was born on November 15, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA. She is known for her artwork that combines abstraction with naturalistic elements." "O'Keeffe received her education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied painting and design. She began her career with an innovative artistic style that garnered attention in the art world. She gained fame for her large-scale paintings of flowers, rendered in abstract detail. In the 1920s, she moved to New Mexico, where she was influenced by the desert landscapes, which became a major theme in her work. Her famous works include "Black Iris III," "Red Canna," and "Sky Above the Clouds." Her paintings are noted for their bold colors and intricate details that highlight the beauty of nature. O'Keeffe married artist Alfred Stieglitz, who had a significant impact on her career. She spent her later years in New Mexico, continuing to create art until her death on March 6, 1986. O'Keeffe is a leading figure in modern art and has had a significant influence on artists and art enthusiasts worldwide."

“I am my own muse, I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” ~ Frida Kahlo

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ~ Marilyn Monroe

Tell Your Story, Heal Your Life

It has become clear to me that aging itself does not bring wisdom. It often brings regression to childishness, dependency, and bitterness over lost opportunities. Only those who are still intellectually, emotionally, spiritually growing inherit the richness of aging. ~ James Hollis

People tend to misunderstood solitude and sometimes it is seen as being selfish—but it is not. It’s not being socially awkward, not being anti-social, not being entirely withdrawn and not being lonely or sad. Solitude is something more than these misconceptions and if you feel like being away from the crowd, go, take steps away, take time and find rest among nature and yourself. It’s true when they say, solitude will fill you more than it will empty you.

Matt Licata ~

Oro Se do Bheatha Bhaile

Been there, done that . . .

Go where you are valued

“Keep something beautiful in your heart to survive difficult times and enjoy good times.” ~ John O’Donohue ~

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently. ~ Pema Chödrön

It’s time