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Reflections on living in alignment with nature and its seasons.

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For a Moment You Carry It All

How summer invites you into greatness, so you take your place in the world.

Muddling through vague instructions

On the envy of a nature that sings without hesitation, and the art of placing stones in a current I cannot control.

Nothing happens by itself

On hesitation, breaking open and the vulnerable first step that no one can take for you.

Falling in love with what can be

On fasting, creating space and a love that demands your full devotion.

What the holy time offers

On confronting the emptiness and how your commitment to the holy nights determines the coming year.

The books I do not read

On unread books as a beacon of light in the dark.

Before life forces you

On sources of value that compel you to stop, and the arduous way back.

Caught between two worlds

What remains anchored when everything else withers.

The child and the monk

The moment when the child yields to the monk and not everything lasts.

The longing that remains when all is here

How the abundance of summer cannot satisfy, but brings us to a halt.

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