A Pause For Beauty
Believe in the beauty of your dreams
Coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous.
- Dorothy Day
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor RooseveltEveryone searches desperately for happiness but the price we pay for it is generosity.
- Frédéric Back, Heron Dance interview.We dance round in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.
- Robert Frost, The Secret SitsLet us keep this truth before us. You say you have no faith? Love -- and faith will come. You say you are sad? Love -- and joy will come. You say you are alone? Love -- and you will break out of your solitude. You say you are in hell? Love -- and you will find yourself in heaven. Heaven is love.
-Carlo Carretto, In Search Of The BeyondEvery blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, grow."
These voices — across centuries and traditions — circle the same quiet center: that love, attention, and faith are not separate things.
- The Talmud
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A draft of the newest chapter of my upcoming book,
the latest draft of the entire book:
Creating A Life Worth Living:
The Gentle Arts Of Living And Creating On Your Own Terms
There will be many revisions prior to publication, projected for November.
The Tao Te Ching Journal: A Path To Inner Quiet
Zen Mountain Journal blends Taoist hermit poetry, contemplative art, and reflections drawn from a lifetime shaped by wilderness, solitude, and decades doing creative work on the outer boundaries of our culture. These journals are companions for seekers — guides in the reconnection with inner quiet, beauty, and the “soundless music” of a life lived with simplicity and meaning.
• Size: 9.25 × 8.5 inches — convenient size for desk or lap.
• Hardcover — the book can be written in without a table or desk.
• Double wire-o bound to lay flat.
• Printed on Mohawk Superfine, a premium uncoated paper for a beautiful writing surface.
• 160 pages.
