A few minutes ago, I signed off from Zoom.
Creative thinkers
conversing,
growing,
learning
I’m energized
grateful
excited
Possibilities
are
everywhere
for
everyone
Seeds
lie
dormant
awaiting
rays and water
Thank you for being mine….
This morning’s conversation prompt centered on….
Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening, an early Spring meditation:
The courage of the seed.
All the buried seeds
Crack open in the dark
the instant they surrender
to a process they can’t see.
When I read the passage, I couldn’t help but think of you dear reader.
Coming up on four years ago, I surrendered to a process of becoming, through words on a screen.
I don’t yet know if I’m a hyacinth, daffodil, orchid, or a unique hybrid…
I DO remember to find joy in the process.
Thank you for being my sun, rain, and warmth.
Is there anything I can do for you?
How might you bring your magnificence to others today?
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. ~George Washington
Random thoughts as always. First, I so appreciate your helpful prods and peptalks. All very much needed. First random thought: I learned today that paid Zoom accounts can monitor eye contact during group activities. A diversion of gaze longer than 30 seconds results in a figurative whack on the knuckles with the steel-edged ruler. And the audio of group activities can be recorded "in the cloud" for later consumption. See also "Boss."
Sharing magnificence with others? Well, my wife did the actual sharing; I just gave her the contents of a box of nitrile gloves that I keep on hand for projects like staining, gluing or painting. Beth took the gloves to a local medical society that is collecting/dispersing such donations. Citrus hand cleaner is a good fallback for me in case I have an urge to task. So far clinical trials haven't been conducted to test efficacy for COVID-19 cases...
Last, Bill Withers passed away today (maybe yesterday). Listened to his music lots in my college/graduate school days. Look for "A Lovely Day" and I suspect it will provide that sense of magnificence.
I can't believe it's been almost four years! We started about the same time!