The free soul is rare,
but you know it when you see it.
~Charles Bukowski
but you know it when you see it.
~Charles Bukowski
 The reality is that there is great terror + pain,
and there is great love + great wisdom. They're all here, coexisting in this moment. ~Kaira Jewel Lingo  Simplicity creates margins + spaces + openness in our lives.
It honors the resources of our small planet. It offers us the leisure of tasting the present moment. Simplicity asks us to let go of the tangle of wants so we can receive the simple gifts of life that cannot be taken away. Sleeping, eating, walking, giving + receiving love...daily pleasures. ~Adele Ahlberg Calhoun  You can do it like it is a great weight on you
or you can do it like a dance. ~Ram Dass  Wisdom is not primarily knowing the truth,
although it certainly includes that; it is skill in living. ~Eugene Peterson  A list can be a device that gives broad thinking concise guardrails.
It demands specific language + detail, requiring us to push past broad narratives + scripted responses into new territory. ~Leigh Patterson  Reality needs imagination
like a bulb needs a socket. ~Tom Waits  We who are not yet dead are responsible for living fully,
with deep reverence for the wide range of emotion in the human experience. I look for the pleasure of home, of rooting + nesting, of growing things, of moving slowly, of being honest, of writing, of cooking, of dancing, of gratitude, of love. Every single day I dose myself with pleasures small + large, knowing that as it all falls apart, so much is growing; knowing that within myself + my circle I am seeding a path towards a future in which feeling + growing pleasure + aliveness + delight, in relationship to each other + our abundant + perfect planet, is our central focus. ~Adrienne Maree Brown  In the face of horrors visited upon our world daily,
in the struggle to protect our loved ones, choosing to let in joy is a revolutionary act. ~Valarie Kaur  What difference would it make
to the quality of our lives, I wonder, if we spent a little more time in nature? Would paying attention to the life cycles of animals or the annual changes of landscapes give us an increased sense of respect for the environment? How would eating seasonal local food affect our patterns of consumption + our health + well-being? Ordinary experiences of nature can renew our sense of reverence + remind us of how deeply interconnected we all are. ~ Patrick Boland |
on a journey toward zero-waste, simplicity, + compassion :: daring to choose fair one choice at a time
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