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Rising Over the Smoke

Cleanse ye your eyes, so that ye behold no man 
as different from yourselves…. 
See ye no strangers; rather see all men as friends, 
 
for love and unity come hard 
 when ye fix your gaze on otherness. ~Baha'i

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Category: Reflections

Of light and darkness

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ 1 Comment

  Lately a sense of inertia has come over me.  Days are so much shorter than they were even a month ago, so much colder than they were in high summer heat here in California's Central Valley.  Each day I get a vivid show of how Earth turns its northern hemisphere away from the sun … Continue reading Of light and darkness

Rising over the …. wildfires?

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

An occasionally comforting thought to me is the way that nature with its laws goes on doing what it will in spite of the changes wrought (or attempted to be) by human hands. See how golden and, well, fallen the big leaves on this small beginner bonsai gingko tree are?  Unlike their midsize street counterparts … Continue reading Rising over the …. wildfires?

Justice … Thoughts on Standing Rock

October 30, 2016October 31, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ 1 Comment

  We are a part of Creation; thus, if we break the Laws of Creation, we destroy ourselves… We, the Original Caretakers of Mother Earth, have no choice but to follow and uphold the Original Instructions, which sustains the continuity of Life. We recognize our umbilical connection to Mother Earth and understand that she is … Continue reading Justice … Thoughts on Standing Rock

Butterfly on her toes

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ 2 Comments

 I remember the pow-wows, the moccasined feet stepping, leaping, fancy dancing, shuffling amongst persistent sounds of rattles and jingle dresses, whirling shawls and feathered head dresses, ankle bells and stomping.  Above all the keening singers at the giant drum.  That drum, relentless pounding in flawless sync by four men, sometimes more.   All of it, … Continue reading Butterfly on her toes

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