February 2012
4 posts
Biking on Bali
Bicycling has been an integral part of my life as recreation, sport (training with my Olympic biking buddies) transportation and even a livelihood-as bike messenger in Chicago-since I was 8 years old. A midnight blue Huffy bicycle was my life’s first major purchase. My Dad became my first employer as he paid me to take off bagworms from evergreen trees, cut the grass, and clean his workroom. He...
THE OCEAN’S RAINFORESTS
The first time I encountered the magic of a coral reef Ringo Starr accompanied me in my head singing ‘I’d ask my friends to come and see an octopus’ garden with me.’ I was transfixed by the neon colored corals and the abundant diversity of marine life happily swimming in this underwater garden. My first impulse was to lie down on this rainbow painted reef and...
Maha Gaia: Midwife of Enlightenment
If we are to relieve ourselves from the causes of our suffering we must come into a steady, joyful and reverent relationship with the earth. We are not separate from Maha Gaia. She is us and we are Her. Our body as the vehicle for our soul is an amazing piece of creative technology. It contains the entire Cosmos. These temporary abodes are composed of the elements of nature and each of us...