Transit Notes

A journal of discoveries made while "wavering between the profit and the loss, in this brief transit where the dreams cross." T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday

Sunday, September 4, 2016

THOUGHTS ON SOLITUDE AND THE LAST BUTTERFLIES OF SUMMER

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I love to be alone. I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. Thoreau I need to be alone . . ....

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Thursday, September 1, 2016

WINDOWS INTO RILKE'S SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

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During a long walk this morning, I listened to an episode of On Being in which the host, Krista Tippett, interviewed Joanna Macy, w...

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

SHIFTING AESTHETICS

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I don't know why I find myself attracted to old, abandoned houses, but I do. Perhaps it's my admiration for the wabi-sa...

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Friday, August 5, 2016

LIKE A GARDEN LOOKED AT FROM A GATE

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What is this nebulous thing we call "hope," and where do we find it? Throughout history, many great writers and thinkers h...

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

MINDFULNESS: "NEXT TIME" OR NOW

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The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. Thich Nhat Hanh Learning to ...

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Friday, July 29, 2016

MORNING WALKS, TIMELESS WISDOM

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Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the...

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Sunday, July 24, 2016

MEASURING THE GOOD LIFE

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I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width ...

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George: I'm a retired guy who lives in upstate South Carolina with my wife, my beloved yellow lab, and a variety of beautiful wildlife. My interests include travel, nature, photography, hiking, reading, writing, and walking.

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