The Flavor of Time
Not all moments have to move the heart. There is comfort in the stillness of a mediocre book Not all landscapes have to stop the breath. There is beauty in the spruces under thinly weeping skies Not all meals have to melt the mouth. There is dinner in the noodles with the cheaply flavored sauce…
I Bailed on an easy climb. It’s my Biggest Climbing Accomplishment
I was far above treeline, but the cliff was warm. The granite had absorbed the sun for hours, and now, in the late-morning calm, the rock was starting to return the heat. The temperature was a gentle weight, stirred by the softest whisper of breeze, and I might have imagined a beach if it wasn’t…
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Seasons of the Heart
Do not act because others have plans. Act because of the comfort slowly starving your soul; the dullness yearning for winds of change. Do not act because it’s a good time. Act because of the tension clearing when you commit; the burden melting like mist at dawn. Do not act because acting makes sense. Act…