Listen

September 24, 2015 {267/365} Alarming

"Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear." - Russell Baker

It's hard to imagine a day without bells or alarms. They jar us from blissful sleep, signal the arrival of visitors, keep us on schedule, call us to worship, remind us that food is ready, and protect us from danger. Yet while we are so tuned to these interruptions, we often miss the occasion to truly listen, to notice the voices of loved ones, a distant melody, the wind in the trees, or our own rhythmic breathing. I often struggle to silence my voice and my mind. Quiet challenges me. 

Potions

September 22, 2015 {265/365} Potions

"Work is the true elixir of life. The busiest person is the happiest. Excellence in any art or profession is attained only by hard and persistent work." - Theodore Martin. 

(Although, from time to time, this not-so-secret elixir may also lead one to desire another form of potent potable!)