A Bit of Madness

Yesterday, out in the broiling sun, smathered in sunscreen, but I still got burned.

Along the coast, it was hot; in the 80s.  Moving into the valley, it was over 100.

We drove through Topanga Canyon, south onto the Pacific Coast Highway, and into the throngs along the Boardwalk of Venice Beach!

In the Moment

Our dog is very old, and getting doggy dementia.  He was running around a bit, seeming anxious, and then comes the unmistakable sound of peeing.

How can you be mad about something like that?  He was lost and confused in the house, and probably couldn’t remember where the door was.  He knew he had to get out, but just could not figure out how.  So I showed him.

Out to the patio we went, through the normal pathways of the house.  Here!  

And in that moment of early morning, the sun was reflecting through the water droplets left on the calla stems, golden and warm.  (Not like pee at all!)

Two Wolves

Like a game of telephone . . . this came from Kirk Tuck’s blog, and this in turn came from Kim Critchfield’s Facebook page.  It was too good to not pass along.

One evening a Cherokee elder told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, “My son, the battle is between the two ‘wolves’ that live inside us all.

One is Unhappiness or Evil – It is anger, jealousy, fear, regret, greed, arrogance, sorrow, self-pity, resentment, inferiority, false pride, superiority, weakness and ego.

The other is Happiness or Good – It is joy, love, hope, serenity, benevolence, peace, empathy, kindness, generosity, truth, humility, faith, strength and compassion.”

The grandson thought about it for a while and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.” – Cherokee Elder