Bisect
Kyoto Gyoen (Imperial Gardens, Kyoto, Japan), September 2016.
Day 6 of mbaug
2020
Flow
A second photograph for today’s micro.blog August photo challenge. This one is taken at Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan in October, 2016.
Day 5 of mbaug
Flow
Isle of Skye, Scotland. 2015
Day 5 of mbaug
Peace
The peace, for me, that comes through faith and practice.
Day 4 of mbaug
The struggle at times to simply write. I have to force myself to even just get messy and put anything onto ”paper”.
Bug
A centipede catching the early morning light. These critters have a very nasty bite as my wife can attest to. She needed antibiotics to manage the swelling. Stay away from them.
Day 3 of mbaug
Unrelated but happening now,
- I can’t sleep,
- It’s pouring with rain outside.
Currently reading: Dare to lead by Brené Brown 📚
I post a lot of sunsets here, and I couldn’t resist adding this evening’s to the mix.
Finished reading: Advice on Dying by 14th Dalai Lama 📚
Float
Balloon Fiesta, Bristol, UK. August, 2015.
Day 2 of mbaug
Up
Flatiron building, NYC, 2015.
Day 1 of mbaug
Looking Out on the World
Saturday, August 1, 2020
This is a strong image for me, an image from the past, A remembrance - sitting in my bedroom window at Tandderwen. Late at night, silence, quiet, looking out over the world. Tandderwen was the name of my house when I lived in South Wales. It is not unusual for houses in Britain to have names rather than numbers. Tandderwen is Welsh for Under the Oak. I don’t speak Welsh, but when the house was nearing completion and I was pondering what to name the new property, a friend lent me a book of Welsh words (along with their English meanings).
After a break of a month or so, I started my yoga practice again this morning. It felt in equal measure good and bad.
In June of 2019 there were 297,449 visitor arrivals to Maui.
In June of this year there were 1,929 individuals.
It’s a different world.
I experienced déjà vu this afternoon, of an English summer’s day. I think that it was because I was working outside in the garden, the sun was shining, the wind blowing and I could hear neighbours doing the same. It just took me home.
Finished reading: Kitchen by Yoshimoto Banana 📚
The sun setting after the passing of Hurricane Douglas. Here in this corner of Maui the storm was really pretty mellow. I hope that the same goes for others across the State.
I feel as though we have been receiving warnings about Hurricane Douglas' imminent arrival since last night. It rained a little through the night, was humid this morning with little wind. It is 9:30am now and here comes rain. Time will tell how today plays out.
Sitting outside after dark watching the storm clouds pass by. Hurricane Douglas is on its way, though on the weather maps it looks smaller than earlier today. Maybe it is breaking up? I’ll see what we wake up to in the morning.
The calm before the storm. It is hot, humid and still outside. In about 24 hours Hurricane Douglas is forecast to arrive and be near the main Hawaiian Islands Saturday night through Sunday night.
Pen & Paper helping to find a way forward
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
There are times when I find myself loosing focus on what I am doing and I start looking for distractions. Not unlikely it is because I am coming up against something that I don’t enjoy doing or find difficult. When I hit those situations, I am trying to train myself to get to paper & pen to gather my thoughts and find a way forward.
Currently reading: Advice on Dying, And Living a Better Life by His Holiness the Dalai Lama 📚
Listening to Inner World by HH the Dalai Lama on Apple Music. Chants and teachings from the Dalai Lama, infused with music. When asked why he agreed to the project, HH said that music has
the potential to help people in a way that I can’t
🎵
Views from yesterday, an overcast and wet Sunday afternoon. 😴
Two faces of Maui.
A jungle covered fresh water swimming hole.
Remote rugged cliffs where the West Maui Mountains drop into the ocean.
Hawaii’s 14-day quarantine is now extended until the end of August. While this continuing “isolation” is going to continue to hit many aspects of these islands hard, given what is happening on the mainland with COVID-19 I believe that it is sadly necessary.
Journaling light.
I’m appreciating some quiet time at the end of the day, after an active day with family and friends.
Contemplating impermanence not only motivates your practice, but also fuels it.
~ HH the Dalai Lama