10 Feb 10


A wonderful day in the Rockies of learning and stretching. I walked early up in the mountains watching the night sky shade itself into morning with streaks of purple slewing into pink over Mt Hermon. It was good to savour the beginnings of a new day.

Much of the work day was spent shaping my mouth and mind around non-English sounds that slither, growl, hiss, and slide out the side of my mouth--feeling silly and embarrassed that my small group neighbor just got a special spit shower … . I’ve never examined the inside of my mouth with a small mirror so much in my life! Did you know your mouth can articulate over 1 million different vowels? That last bit was free of charge.

Later, this evening, after sitting round a dinner table with “20-somethings”, all single. It was a good time of blessing them with a little caring from “mom and pop” taking the time to listen, bless, encourage. Felt our age, and it felt good. Reminds me of Longfellow’s quartet:

For age is an opportunity no less

Than youth itself though in another dress,

And as the evening twilight fades away

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.