driving home next to a lit-up christmas car
way deep in the holiday spirit
is that santa
out for a night on the town?
—
‘following the well-lit path, offers little in the way of magic.’
-seth godin
Dec5
lit.
Category Archives: light
Aug9
secret of the universe.
my 
my time spent with friends
brought in the light yesterday
even when it rained.
—
“i had the epiphany that laughter was light, and light was laughter, and that this was the secret of the universe.”
-donna tartt, the goldfinch
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image credit: cgtn
May9
be the guy with the bic.
pandora cued up a classic ccr song for me on the way home
windows down sun shining warm spring air
thinking of this quote that i just love:
“We were ready to rock out and we waited and waited and finally it was our turn … there were a half million people asleep. These people were out. It was sort of like a painting of a Dante scene, just bodies from hell, all intertwined and asleep, covered with mud. And this is the moment I will never forget as long as I live: A quarter mile away in the darkness, on the other edge of this bowl, there was some guy flicking his Bic, and in the night I hear, “Don’t worry about it, John. We’re with you.” I played the rest of the show for that guy.
—John Fogerty recalling Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 3:30 a.m. start time at Woodstock.”
-hank bordowitz, bad moon rising: the unofficial history of credence clearwater revival
Dec21
essence of life.
picture from a past solstice celebration
—
every year
one of my favorite things to teach and share with my class
is the story and traditions of the winter solstice
i get to play the sun
the children play the tilting earth and the seasons
who spin and dance and throw snow
as the season changes
the sun stays in the middle
offering extra light
to the other side of the earth now tilting toward it
knowing it will always return to them
even as our days grow shorter
they quietly rest on the ground
waiting, waiting
only to emerge
when the time is right
happy to dance once more
in the light of the warm spring sun.
—
*notes: here is my recipe for the winter solstice, and many thanks to all for your low-tech special effects support of this performance: torn paper snowflakes made by the children, many smiles, a bit of dizziness, a sun doing an interpretive dance, a person to turn off and on the classroom lights at just the right moment, a flashlight, a yellow paper sun, a dj to play the music (‘carol of the bells’ by george winston, and ‘here comes the sun’ by the beatles) at just the right time, and a class full of kinder/whirling twirling planets throwing snow, lying down, and awakening as emerging new life in the spring when the sun returns. somehow it all falls into place, each year a bit differently, as is the way of the world.
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“spiritually, life is a festival, a celebration. joy is the essence of life.”
-agnivesh
Dec6
beginning…
https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=787006252392996
Reindeer under the aurora
—
“i always believe that the sky is the beginning of the limit.”
-MC Hammer
Sep5
proof.
half moon up, half moon down
at night on the lake in the irish hills
—
“moonlight is the proof that there will always be light in darkness.”
-debayan ghosh
May29
not the light.
when people continue to push the wrong button
over and over and over again
attempting to turn out the light
opening the garage door instead
it’s clear they need more help
and calls for drastic measures.
they may not be sure what this is
but at least
they are now sure what it is not.
—
“there is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
-sir arthur conan doyle
Mar11
every moment.
the kinder discover yet another miracle
—
“every moment of light and dark is a miracle.”
-walt whitman
Dec29
new light.
as you step on, vacuum, sweep-up, curse, recycle
those painful and elusive pine needles
fallen from your wreaths, trees, garlands
stop a second to take a very close look
at the beauty of a sliced pine needle magnified
and you may see them in a new light.
—
“seven clans” – photo by elm mitchell
—
“the close-up says everything”
-marlon brando
Dec22
all is bright.
out seeing the lights tonight.
may you and your family be filled with light and laughter.
—
“always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.”
-e.b. white
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