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Pathos Behind the Pounce
Aggressive salesmen can sully the best of romantic, city-wandering moods. But compassion can overcome that obnoxiousnessness.
Green Oasis
Finding the right restaurant when you’ve got dietary restrictions can prove challenging. Doing so when you’ve got two people—with different limitations—can get downright daunting. Occasionally, though, fortune’s smile drives away all clouds and serves up a delicious dinner where there had only been despair. Le Grenier de Notre Dame in Paris offered one such delight. [more…]
The Past a la Veronese
We had never met Luca Canever before, but a delightful gem of a man fell into our laps. His layers of historical knowledge gave us multi-faceted insight into Italian history and showed us something new about ourselves.
7 Things I Didn’t Anticipate About Paris
Paris has plenty of surprises to offer her visitors. Here are a few she provided when we recently passed through.
Best. Burger. Ever.
A wandering eye and a willing mind can take you to delicious places. A few nights ago, they took me to the best hamburger I’ve ever enjoyed. My friends Sarah and Greg and I had just reveled in the energy and pageantry of Olympic Beach Volleyball. Ready for some eats, we snaked our way to [more…]
Here’s Lookin’ at Kew, Kids
Kew are so beautiful. You can learn all sorts of things from hanging out with plants. Early in the London leg of my Europe trip, my friend Sarah took me to the Kew Royal Botanical Garden. An impressive oasis in the desert of city pavement, Kew maintains impeccably groomed, sprawling lawns, gardens, greenhouses, ponds, and [more…]
This is General Tom
Tom Rose is an odd fellow. He’s also a precious one. I met Tom almost immediately after I arrived at Findhorn this last week. With a scraggly beard, pronounced teeth, and thick glasses a bit cloudy from mist or dirt or both, he greeted each member of our group enthusiastically. Eager or perhaps nervous to [more…]
Teachings of the Elf Buddha
I hadn’t expected much from the afternoon. We’d help out with cleaning up Findhorn’s Singing Chamber, a work-in-progress earthen construction. Maybe we’d add some artistic touches if we had the chance. Little did I realize that we would work in the presence of an unexpected sage. Ian Trumbull is the kind of spritely character that [more…]
Leading Beyond Dualisms
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll take you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase ‘each other’ doesn’t make any sense.” –Rumi Some people need clear direction, wandering rudderless when they don’t have [more…]
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