May You Live in Interesting Times An old Chinese curse that some might believe pertains to them more than others at any particular moment. Dogen, the 13th century Zen master, said, “Impermanence is a fact before our eyes.” All things in the universe are temporary, transitory, and constantly changing. This may not always comfort. We become accustomed to “things as we […]
Read MoreIn Japanese art and culture there exists a term for beauty in imperfection. The all-too-perfect may get boring. The reason that movie star with the mole on her cheek captured us more than a flawless one. The reason the priest threw a handful of leaves back on the newly swept sidewalk after the novice had dutifully […]
Read MoreA stuffed animal left near a rental cabin in the Lincoln forest. The proverbial pink elephant? An insignificant item that seems to anchor those few days in one’s mind. Muddy and forgotten. What sort of life did it participate in before it was abandoned in the rocks, pine needles, and mud? Did it once absorb dreams in a […]
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