tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678539663650258086.post2333438498985633419..comments2023-06-30T11:16:47.737-04:00Comments on Cheshire Cat Sunflower: on trail runningtriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129014274274876601noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678539663650258086.post-78402974602037261382008-08-24T14:14:00.000-04:002008-08-24T14:14:00.000-04:00I, too, share your deep love and connection with n...I, too, share your deep love and connection with nature. It's very interesting to read different people and their takes on their clarity of thought once in natural surroundings ... from Native Americans, to Taoists, to Jesus himself and the solitude he took in gardens and the wildnerness. Sometimes, if I remind myself to worship the Creator and not the creation, it gives yet another perspective and deep sense of awe. <BR/>When I lived in Fort Collins, I had a "crying tree". I could probably find it today on the northeast side of Horsetooth Res... I used it frequently and received solace at the base of this tree. Maybe you could find your own crying tree - one to unleash your grief on... I could imagine yours would be 12 miles away from any trail so that you'd punish/make yourself work to get to it.Shannon Nevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604544293269765470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678539663650258086.post-69444663181352032232008-08-20T23:00:00.000-04:002008-08-20T23:00:00.000-04:00Tricia, I loved this post. I am doing some trainin...Tricia, I loved this post. I am doing some training for a long bike ride right now and suddenly the isolation of it is wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Can I tell you? There has been a massive amount of grief in my life in the last few years and only recently I have come to notice exactly as Thich Nacht Hahn says: that I am often smiling through my grief. Why? Because grief is as true and real a part of the beauty as happiness and joy are. <BR/><BR/>When I was sad and broken and alone in London, that was when my mind and my heart seemed to be at their sharpest and most attentive.<BR/><BR/>Is it wrong to say, "Enjoy this time?" to you? If so, then I'll say it softly so no one will hear. You will never get this time back, so take it as a gift. Accepting this, even this grief, as impermanent, your vision for life (the life your Dad gave you and shaped with you!) becomes sharper and lovelier. Because of this, you can feel pain and see beauty, all in one breath.<BR/><BR/>You are doing everything right and I love you! <BR/>Peace, sister...<BR/><BR/>EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com