Category Archives: paying attention

Attention + Focus + Time = Enchanted Awareness

Posted on August 27, 2024 by randomyriad

“Tree” It is foolishto let a young redwoodgrow next to a house. Even in this one lifetime,you will have to choose. That great calm being,this clutter of soup pots and books– Already the first branch-tips brush at the window.Softly, calmly, immensity … Continue reading →

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Meandering Without a Plan II: On National Forest Road 74

Posted on July 29, 2024 by randomyriad

NE Lewis County Washington In Mt. Ranier National Forest SW of Mt Ranier

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Meandering Without a Plan: Life Finds Me Wherever I go

Posted on July 28, 2024 by randomyriad

Keep Walking,  by Rumi, Translation by Coleman Barks Keep walking. Though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within. But don’t move the way fear makes you move. … Continue reading →

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Leaning into Our Shadows Under the Cold Bright Sun

Posted on May 16, 2024 by randomyriad

Beginning The moon drops one or two feathers into the field.   The dark wheat listens.Be still.Now.There they are, the moon’s young, tryingTheir wings.Between trees, a slender woman lifts up the lovely shadowOf her face, and now she steps into the air, … Continue reading →

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Salamanders Wrestling in The Beaver Pond

Posted on April 2, 2024 by randomyriad

As I was walking on the edge of the beaver pond on McLane Creek on the boardwalk, I saw a swirling jumble of what at first looked like eels. It was impossible to tell what they were because they were … Continue reading →

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