Uncertain tears . . .
Wednesday, April 23, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . And, according to the weatherfeather, TulseyTown's skies are cloudy with the possibility for a stray shower or thunderstorm brought by moderate Southerlies and mid 80's.
Life is uncertain. Love is not.
– Susan Moon, “Don't Fear the Reaper,” in Tricycle, reposted 4.23.25. From her book Alive Until You're Dead: Notes On The Home Stretch, Shambhala, 2022.
Recommendation: Pedro Almodovar's latest exploration of life, death and the gifts of the feminine is now on Neflix: The Room Next Door. Superb character portrayals by two of cinema's award winning artists: Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. As with any of Aldomovar's films: most worthy of your time.
It's the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare, who is traditionally believed to have been born on this date in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
And, today is Roy Orbison's birthdate in 1936 Vernon, Texas. He would have been 89.
We hear a lot these days about “the rule of law.” So what, exactly is the rule of law? Joyce Vance, our resident legal scholar and helpful decoder provided an excellent and quite readable explanation in a recent posting on her Civil Discourse blog.
The Trump administration is making Kafka great again. – Andrew O'Hehir, in Salon, 4.20.25.
Worth recalling and repeating: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Meade
The Buddha called impermanence one of the three distinguishing marks of our existence, an incontrovertible fact of life. But it’s something we seem to resist pretty strongly. We think that if only we did this or didn’t do that, somehow we could achieve a secure, dependable, controllable life [and live forever]. How disappointed we are when things don’t work out quite the way we planned. – Pema Chödrön
There may be over a billion tears being shed today around the world.
Mother Earth will outlive us all . . .
Tuesday, April 22, 2025. In addtion to it being Tiw's day, today is also Earth Day. The weatherfeather indicates moderate Southerlies maintaining sunny skies with mid 80's this afternoon here in TulseyTown, with more of the same tomorrow before a seven day stretch of possible storms beginning Thursday.
Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. – Gary Snyder
The first Oklahoma Land Rush began on this date in 1889. Boomers discovered Sooners.
One of the principle founders of The Sierra Club, pioneering conservationist John Muir, was born yesterday in 1838, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. His activism established the Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks in Central California.
Another lover of the earth, Pope Francis, died yesterday in Rome. Marianne Williamson posted a perspective on his legacy.
Expereincing Interconnectedness in the Natural World. A Buddhist and Ecology Event Series. April 22,23 and 24. This is a fee/support requested event, but there is a “free” link.
Le Guerre (II)
O sweet spontaneous
earth how often have
the
doting
fingers of
prurient philosophers pinched
and
poked
thee
,has the naughty thumb
of science prodded
thy
beauty how
often have religions taken
thee upon their scraggy knees
squeezing and
buffeting thee that thou mightest conceive
gods
(but
true
to the incomparable
couch of death thy
rhythmic
lover
thou answerest
them only with
spring)
– e.e. cummings, “Le Guerre (II) is a poem in the public domain.
Surrendering ... [to the flow] ... is not about giving in, capitulating, becoming a puppet, being naïve, being irresponsible, or stopping all planning and thinking. Surrender is about a peaceful inner opening that keeps the conduit of living water flowing to love. – Fr. Richard Rohr
…but not of the world…
Monday, April 21, 2025. It's the Moon's day . . . Easy Southerlies bring Spring sun and clouds to TulseyTown today warming the afternoon into the upper 70's. Forecasts indicate a ten day stretch of possible thunderstorms beginning Wednesday.
Pope Francis has died. The 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church ushered in a progressive era for the Vatican. He was 88, passing on Easter Monday, the announcement posted online.
Over the weekend protests were carried forth all across the country. In Anchorage, Alaska, one protestor carried a sign that read, “Make America Smart Again!” That’s what we’re here to do, fighting hate, prejudice, and ignorance about how democracy works with an understanding of the rule of law and democracy. – Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse.4.20.25 Dr. Vance also posted an excellent untangling of the deportation cases.
My Yogini Sallie posted a 5 song playlist on youtube to celebrate Easter. Most worthy of a share.
The two rivers of nature and training [meditation] flow into the same ocean of compassion. – Gaylon Ferguson, in Welcoming Beginner's Mind, Shambhala, 2024.
Work for work’s sake, not for yourself. Act but do not be attached to your actions.
Be in the world, but not of it. – Bhagavad Gita.