lights on the path

When it comes to the very practical business of aligning our vision and values with our actions on the word, we look like amateurs, unfamiliar with the tools we need. Spiritual experiences, perspectives and practices are wrongly framed as otherworldly, rather than precious human resources to bring our ideals into being.

Rituals are characterized by repetition. Repetition differs from routine in its capacity to create intensity.

Though he had always been a careful planner, life on the frontier had long ago convinced him of the fragility of plans. The truth was, most plans did fail, to one degree or another, for one reason or another. He had survived as a Ranger because he was quick to respond to what he had actually found, not because his planning was infallible.

What a mystery the way things act on us, like secret messages just to you as you sit in the dark.

He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.

– Jean-Luc Godard