A New Park
I’ve been going for the best walks lately. Circles upon circles within circles. Around and around the Mapleleaf Reservoir, which was just recently “topped” with a big open park. Grass and trails now. It’s about a half-mile around, though there are offshoots from the paved path that can make it shorter or longer. It has become my new religion to walk around that park. Walking, reflecting, unwinding, realigning, settling, walking. It can become a ceremony so easily. I think that’s what I like about it. I find myself feeling more present. The...
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I am so curious where this life will lead. I would never have been able to guess what my life would be like now 10 years ago, 20 years ago, 30 and 40 years ago. Helen Keller said, “Life is either a grand adventure, or nothing at all.” I agree. We are all on grand adventures; at least that is what I hope for you. These adventures don’t have to be about climbing mountains or sailing across the sea, in fact most of them are the internal adventures: trying to navigate our relationships, finding meaning in our work or daily...
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