Archive for March, 2012
And I Will Run The Race
“We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves. The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, ‘You must not run faster than this, or… Read More ›
Night
The sun descending in the west, The evening star does shine; The birds are silent in their nest, And I must seek for mine. The moon, like a flower In heaven’s high bower, With silent delight, Sits and smiles on the night. — Night, William Blake
Day 31, Lent 2012
The last lap, as it were, of the Lenten season. Just nine more days to go. I will be writing about my insights of Lent 2012, the lessons I learned, etc after Easter on April 8th. As it stands, it appears that numbers are acquiring an unsual significance this time round. For instance, this happens… Read More ›
D flat
I leaned on you today I regularly hurt but never say I nearly wore the window through . . . Where was air-sea rescue? The cavalry with tea and sympathy? You were there, – Puncture repair. I leaned on you today I regularly hurt but never say You patched me up and sent me on… Read More ›
3:16
There’s no other verse in the Bible so well-known that it needs no reference to the Gospel it comes from. For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 Sometimes I don’t see it anymore—the way one… Read More ›
Spirit Song
Seventeen days til Easter. It’s the eye of the storm; a lull, a borrowed peace. There’s a line in an old, old song Let Him have those things that hold You And have I? Then His Spirit like a dove Will descend upon your life And make you whole In some ways, yes. I used… Read More ›
For A Monday
And if it rains all day, ‘Call on you, I’ll call on you Like I used to slide down beside And wrap you in stories Tailored entirely for you . . . Spitfire thin and strung like a violin I was; Yours was the face with a grace From a different age You were the… Read More ›
Five Reasons Why Trekking Beats Shopping
Three Things I Learned About Life From Trekking #1: That it’s good to get out of the valley and start walking up the hill. Taking a hike uphill means climbing out of the valley. It’s a chance to refocus. As you walk your way up, all you hear are the sound of cicadas and myriad… Read More ›
On Climbing. Trekking. Take Your Pick.
Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it was. — Dag Hammerskjold. A famous person, ok, George Mallory (1886–1924), has been attributed to saying he climbed Mount Everest because “it is there.” We all know that people who climb mountains are high achievers, yes, game… Read More ›
Nymphs and Nicknames
Interviewer: Last week the Royal Festival Hall saw the first performance of a new symphony by one of the world’s leading modern composers, Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson. Mr Jackson. Jackson: Good evening. Interviewer: May I just sidetrack you for one moment. Mr. Jackson, this, what shall I call it, nickname of yours. Jackson: Oh yes. Interviewer: ”Two sheds.” How did you come… Read More ›
