Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. - Martin Luther King, Jr. - I find myself drawn to people of amazing courage. I read about them, I study them, [...]
The week before last, Rick enthusiastically announced that THIS was the week he would go to to attend his FIRST Haiku Northwest Society monthly meeting on Mercer Island. For four or five years now, writing Haiku has become a way of life for Rick. Writing Haiku is a way for [...]
Last Tuesday, I went on a one hour walk along the waterfront with Bev. It was cold, but not freezing, and bright and invigorating! Later on Tuesday evening, Rick and I went to our first session of a class we are taking together called Buddhism and Psychoanalysis. We will meet [...]
A dusting of snow here in Ocean Shores! Not enough to make a snowman, but it's ever so beautiful!
Early this morning I went on a long walk in Seattle while Rick taught his morning class. It was in the 30's this morning and there was a thick layer of frost over the rooftops and on the windows of parked cars along the roadside. Neighborhood lawns were painted white. [...]