Michael,
Very thought-provoking post, for me!
Around to another point of view, me as a driver (or bicyclist) watching people navigate the icy mountains at the intersections a couple of days back.
I see a person struggling up a hill between the end of the sidewalk and the street. A large woman, walking a dog, spread-eagled down both sides of one of those icy passes earlier this week and was stuck. If she had not had another person with her, I would have stopped to help. If I had been rushing to make a deadline, I would not. She was not in immediate danger.
As we are navigating the shared spaces of our world we are constantly making calculations like these. Personally, I am grateful to risk-takers who recognize what they are doing. And I am more tolerant of the young.
The whole thing is a flow, with you choosing, "walk, not bike, for now," or me thinking "I don't think that driver realizes I'm here... but I don't think it will matter..."
Life is a flow, a river of interconnected calculations about self and others. We are profoundly in this together.
I'm glad to be interconnecting with you (and your very-connected family),
Richard
Thank you for the update. Colorful inner landscapes and portals to narnia tucked in our ordinary moments, amen. Glad you are managing the risk in ways that allow you to still be out in your beloved world and nature. love and prayers
Amen to Mary Ellen Shaw's comment. I feel as I am reading a text from one of the desert fathers/mothers from eons ago. Or words so congruent with the teachings of Richard Rohr. Thank you Michael.
I love that you're sharing your weirdness, that's what drew some of us to your light from the get go! Keep shining, we still see it through your helmet. Much love to you and Jenny.
Very thought-provoking post, for me!
Around to another point of view, me as a driver (or bicyclist) watching people navigate the icy mountains at the intersections a couple of days back.
I see a person struggling up a hill between the end of the sidewalk and the street. A large woman, walking a dog, spread-eagled down both sides of one of those icy passes earlier this week and was stuck. If she had not had another person with her, I would have stopped to help. If I had been rushing to make a deadline, I would not. She was not in immediate danger.
As we are navigating the shared spaces of our world we are constantly making calculations like these. Personally, I am grateful to risk-takers who recognize what they are doing. And I am more tolerant of the young.
The whole thing is a flow, with you choosing, "walk, not bike, for now," or me thinking "I don't think that driver realizes I'm here... but I don't think it will matter..."
Life is a flow, a river of interconnected calculations about self and others. We are profoundly in this together.
I'm glad to be interconnecting with you (and your very-connected family),
Richard