Bees in the garden . . .
Sunday, April 5, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . sunny, mild, easy Southerlies and low 70's makes the forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown today.
In the mailbox this morning . . .
What the world calls work, I work hard not to do. – Rumi
Alan Watts once quipped, “A musician doesn’t play music to finish the song. Otherwise, the fastest musicians would be the best ones.” Similarly, a dancer doesn’t move to arrive at a particular spot on the floor. A musician plays music to play the music. A dancer dances to dance. The doing is the point. The inhabiting of the process, the losing of oneself in it - that’s the real thing. – Jeff Krasno, The Dirt Under My Fingernails, 4.4.26
Today is the birthdate of Thomas Hobbes, born in 1588 Westport, Wiltshire, England . Hobbes was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian, best known for his political philosophy, especially as articulated in his concept of the social contract.
Today is the Christian holiday of Easter Sunday, the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. The word “Easter” and most of the secular celebrations of the holiday come from pagan traditions.
The First Time
It must have felt much the same for most of us,
clumsy and messy and smelly and good . . .
– Ted Kooser, from “The First Time,” Rattle #91, Spring 2026.
Our love rarely seems to be returned in the mode that it is given. – David Whyte, “Unrequited.” Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. Many Rivers Press, 2014.
Bees In the Garden: The Revolutionary Task of Interspirituality
Being present to the Mystery means being released from the bonds of the separate self. This kind of liberation is difficult when we think one religion alone contains the secrets of the universe and that we know what they are. . .Each of the world’s great religions has been rsponsible for some of the most horrendous violations in the history of so-called civilization. We are right to demand accountability. And yet it would be a mistake, I believe, to reject all faith traditions as a result of the misuse of power committed by the religious hierarchy. There are great storehouses of wisdom and beauty in the Holy Houses of the world’s religions.
– Mirabai Starr, “Bees In the Garden,” posted online 3.24.26 (substack) and originally printed for The Contemplative Journal at the University of Virginia.
Like a rolling stone . . .
Saturday, April 4, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . Moderate Northerlies make for a cool day in Green Country Okieland. After overnight thunderstorms the winds are to bring a mix of sun and clouds to TulseyTown today with mid 60's. A ten day warming trend is ahead.
The world could use more loving-kindness. We can do that.
Today is the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 Memphis, Tennessee.
The literary giant Maya Angelou was born today in 1928 St. Louis, Missouri.
It's also the birthdate of blues great Muddy Waters. He was born in 1915 Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO as it's called, was created on this day in 1949. Heather Cox Richardson provided a historian's reminder in Letters From An American.
Lies, Arrogance, and Stupidity. – Robert Reich, Remembering Vietnam, on substack.
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. – Rumi
Time sees itself . . .
Friday, April 3, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . a cloudy day for Green Country Okieland with rain chances increasing by evening. Moderate to strong Southerlies and upper 70's are in the forecasts for TulseyTown.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Creatives who've touched our hearts . . .
Eddie Murphy is 65 today. The actor/comedian was born in 1961, Brooklyn, New York.
Alec Baldwin is 68. The multi-laureate awarded actor was born in 1958 Amityville, New York.
Sandra Keith Boynton is 72 today. Born in 1953 Orange, New Jersey, her children’s books have sold more than 20 million copies. She's also created four-thousand greeting cards.
The stage and film actor Marlon Brando was born in 1924, Omaha, Nebraska.
Singer and '60's Hollywood star Doris Day was born in 1922, Cincinnati, Ohio.
And today is Washington Irving's birthdate. The author, statesman, short-story writer and traveler was born in 1783 New York City. His Tour of the Praries documented a visit to the TulseyTown area fifty years before it became a city.
We’re part of nature, connected to the earth, trees, air, and all other beings. See for yourself if this is true.
Cicatrix
Three churches' unsynched bells
toll a worthless hour of time to fade.
Why is it math is made of tens
when we live in sets of twelve?
A moment's when you notice
time is seeing itself.
– Kate Colby, “Cicatrix” in Poetry, Vol.228, Number 1, April, 2026