Never say “never” . . .

It’s Tew’s day . . . and the mailbox held philosophies . . .
Shinichi Suzuki, The man who developed the Suzuki Violin Method, was born on this date in 1898 Nagoya, Japan.

The playwrite Arthur Miller was born in 1915 New York City.

And, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on this date in 1979 to Mother Teresa.

According to Chris Wheatley, in an article posted online today in Psyche, The modern business of mindfulness strips the practice of both its spiritual meaning and much of its practical value

. . . six things you should never do on your spiritual journey . . . heads up: there are a couple of typos on the screen text and for those who watch for free this is a good example of Wheatley's point about capitalism. Jus' sayin.'

Driving out the darkness . . .

It's a Moon Day …

On today’s date, playwright Eugene O’Neill was born in a Broadway hotel room in 1888 New York City.

And, one of the most quoted authors in the English language, Irish writer Oscar Wilde ( Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde) was born on this date in 1854 Dublin.

The Watercourse, of course, is always in balance. For a worthwhile essay on why balance matters, in the balance of matters, check out this recent piece from Jeff Krasno … it begins with a reflection from his podcasts.

Accepting this moment – this one; this day – this one; this life – the one you are living – is what the word “sanity” means.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love. . .Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring. – Oscar Wilde

Fire for breakfast . . .

It's Sol's day . . .

Terrance Davies passed away yesterday. The great British film director was 77.

Also yesterday, E.E. Cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings) was born, in 1894 Cambridge, Massachusetts. According to Garrison Keillor, by the end of the 1950s, Cummings had become the most popular poet in America.

And, the 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on yesterday's date in 1890 Denison, Texas.

Today is the 147th birthday of P. G. Wodehouse. The English novelist and humorist was born on this date in 1881 Guilford, Surrey, England

Debra Ponemon has offered a healing for the Israeli/Hamas confligration. Insightful and moving.

[as freedom is a breakfastfood]

as freedom is a breakfastfood

or truth can live with right and wrong

or molehills are from mountains made

—long enough and just so long

will being pay the rent of seem

and genius please the talentgang

and water most encourage flame . . .

– e..e. cummings from Complete Poems 1904-1962 (Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1994

In the Beginning

Sometimes simplicity rises

like a blossom of fire

from the white silk of your own skin.

You were there in the beginning

you heard the story, you heard the merciless

and tender words telling you where you had to go.

Exile is never easy and the journey

itself leaves a bitter taste. But then

when you heard that voice, you had to go.

You couldn't stay by the fire, you couldn't live

so close to the live flame of that compassion

you had to go out in the world and make it your own

so you could come back with

that flame in your voice, saying listen...

this warmth, this unbearable light, this fearful love...

It is all here - all here.

– David Whyte, from Fire in the Earth, Many Rivers Press; First Edition (January 1, 1992)