The stain glass man marvels at his colors, but he doesn’t know he’s made of broken pieces. ~ Justin Alcala The wild winds blew last night. The snow drifts drifted. I went out grocery shopping and was grateful for my Subaru and snow tires. Curiosity got me...
INVISIBLE MOUNTAINS Despite there being a continued chill in the air, spring riding is here. The holiday weekend offered a good opportunity for a few morning spins that I couldn’t pass up. Everything was going along nicely: the sun was shining; the traffic was light...
By Gail Sauer Growing up, opening the garden in the spring was always a delight. Dad would turn the soil and mom would organize the seeds into a map of the potentially plentiful rows of organic produce. Our family had a system – and you were bound to be involved,...
By Gail Sauer Is it possible? Can 700 people create an intimate gathering? As we all sat, silent and captivated by Jon Kabat Zinn’s every word, every pause, every moment, the feeling of togetherness, of community—dare I say, of ONENESS—was palpable. In the clinic on...
“We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower as if it were to be the last one we will see.” ~ Andre Gide We had a ritual in the Yukon, as we luxuriated in those endless summer days. The rays of the midnight sun lingered into the hours of the night, and we would...
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” ~ Charles Darwin ~ These days, there seems to be too little time in relation to the many things to do. How do you choose which tasks to accomplish in the time that you have?...