Monthly Archives: October 2013

“For us, there is only the trying. The rest is none of our business.”–T.S. Eliot, “East Coker”, Four Quartets “Is it too late for tryin’?”–Gordon Lightfoot, “Too Late for Prayin’”, Sundown

Presence. Process, Play, Pleasure, Possibilities. “That is all /Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.”–John Keats, “Ode on a Grecian Urn” ……………………. In the 5 P’s, everything you might care to know about me, my past, or my … Continue reading →

It is always a refreshing pleasure to encounter a strong, entertaining, well-made film at the movie theatres in a dark age when Bad Grandpa tops the weekend box office and coarseness, crudeness, violence, and phony over-the-top effects and explosions rule. … Continue reading →

“If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all.”–Shakespeare, Hamlet ………….. first snow, Oct. 27, Edmo

Each person has limits, limitations, and whatever freedom/s. In the context and process of each of our lives, we bump into these limits on a daily basis. Sometimes the limits are interior (self-caused/generated), other times external (caused by others or … Continue reading →

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” –Shakespeare, Hamlet Much of our lives simply comes down to our consciousness, awareness, perceptions, and attitudes. We see ourselves, others, and the world outside us in terms of … Continue reading →

I have watched my grandson playing for about a year and come to the conclusion that our lives begin and continue as a series of projects. One of his earliest projects was stacking colored cups which he did for months … Continue reading →

“Not a whit, we defy augury; there’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet … Continue reading →

When I started this blog last year, I did so because I had a number of ‘basic’ meditations about basic perspectives/frameworks/overviews–ways of viewing, understanding and appreciating life. Call this a foolish, naïve attempt to set down in concise terms, with … Continue reading →

(bust of The Bard on one of my bookshelves) Lines from “Shakespeare” by Matthew Arnold: We ask and ask–Thou smilest and art still./Out-topping knowledge.   All pains the immortal spirit must endure,/All weakness which impairs, all griefs which bow,/Find their sole … Continue reading →