Haikus

Kobayashi Issa, one of Japan’s three greatest haiku masters, lived an uneasy life, marked by family trouble and the death of his children. He is perhaps best known for the poignant poem written after the death of his daughter:

This world of dew
is a world of dew
and yet, and yet. . .

also his:

In this world
we stroll along the roof of hell
gawking at flowers

Found the lost kitty

here

Peak Oil

As it concerns us all. There is a very good site on the subject
here.

Seeking balance between order and chaos

At what point does stability produce stagnation?

At what point does simplicity and clarity remove creativity and the infusion of new perspectives?

Note that when objects are in motion they have an inherent vibrancy, when they find routine or when they slow down they seem to loose their lifeforce. Have they lost life energy or have they simply found their own stability to enable new activity to form around them?

At what point does cleanliness and order become sterility? And just before that point how much does cleanliness and order make life more viable?

the always elusive, happiness...

Happiness is when what you think,
what you say, and what you do are in
harmony.
Mohandas K. Gandhi

Word of the Day

Rasayana--Is the Sankrit word for rejuvenation, it literally means "progressing toward juiciness."

Eavesdropped Wisdom

"... Hope is not an emotion, it is a decision to live in a certain way..."
--Attributed to The Happy Tutor

Among the reasons I've uprooted myself and my fam to move here

Yesterday, a headline in the daily Metro read: "HUNGER PRIORITY OVER WAR, POLL FINDS"

The article starts: "Most Canadians think fighting world hunger is more important than combating terrorism, according to a poll by EKOS Research.

And despite the prevailing view that Canadians are unsure of their place in the world, most believe they will have greater influence in the years ahead..."

Eternal Laws (I)

The law of cause and effect states: "Every action produces a result and the result is in perfect accord with the action."

Take nothing seriously, yet stay connected to action

It is not in the world of ideas that life is lived. Life is lived for better or worse in life, and to a man in life, his life can be no more absurd than it can be the opposite of absurd, whatever that opposite may be.
--Archibald Macleish

back after a break

"Do Not Fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life."
-Bertolt Brecht