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In Blackwater Woods
- Mary OliverTo live in this world
you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold itagainst your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.
This is not yet the time to let it go.
Posted: 2025 May 03
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Category Archives: Feeling Clearly
Except Me
Old lessons, re-learned. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Feeling Clearly, Relationships and Behaviour, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Community
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A Morning Stroll
Another short visit to Huntington Beach State Park: Film at 11! Well, at any time you like, actually. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently, Nature Videos, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Insects, Reptiles
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Swamps and Sunsets
Another kind of reflection from a cross-country drive. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Birds, Skies, Water
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Every One
One kind of reflection from our recent road trip. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Community, Skies, Terra Firma
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Lunar Tunes
Happy Lunar New Year! As I write this it started yesterday (Saturday, Feb 10), but celebrants carry on their festivities for 15 days, so we have ample time to get with it. Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Mortality, New Perspectives, Through the Calendar
Tagged Aging, Attitudes
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A Christmas Banana
One last Advent gift: The fruit, not the neckwear. Continue reading
Options
As hard as it can be to talk to a person, it’s better than the alternative. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Business, Conversations, Technology
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What We Embrace
Another Advent gift. Continue reading
The Most Wonderful
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