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A Moment Like This
There will never be a moment like this: a deer walked out of the woods towards me, carrying the sun behind him, casting a magnificent silhouette of his newly grown antlers, like an angel with wings. “Hello, you are here too!” We said to each other.
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Goose Crossing
Waiting for the red light in the middle of downtown, suddenly a goose came wobbling down the crosswalk! I was expecting to see little goslings following behind, but no, just the lone goose. She is obviously confused and lost, fortunately it’s a red light and she is safe for now. But what about when the…
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Summer Solstice
Today is Summer Solstice, the longest daylight of the year, just for that it’s worth a celebration: to celebrate our days on earth, to celebrate the longest companionship of the sun, and the beginning of summer. This is a beautiful season: a time suitable for daydreaming; disappearing in the deeply wooded mountains; to zoom in through…
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Party
I was invited to a party, a totally different social circle and background. I was nervous to accept, what to talk about, hesitating… I went after all, and enjoyed the party very much. Meeting people from different backgrounds is like opening up different horizons, there’s so much more to talk about beyond our comfort zone.…
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New Conversation with an Old Friend
We went back to Columbia S.H.P in the Sierras. It has been months, last time it was cold winter and the daylight was extremely frugal. I miss the drive, as we started climbing the foothill, the horizon starts to open up, and cows are dotted on the open ranches, enjoying sunshine and the grass. Old…
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Perfect Moment
The perfect moment is not really that perfect in reality, only you entitle it as such. The perfect moment is never near, it is always either far in the future or far in the past. Probably it’s human nature, the grass is always greener on the other side. Someone once said, what really happened doesn’t…
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A Corner of This World
Walking in the mountain with tall trees, wind is on top, I’m under, like listening to the wind from a different world. Spring time, everything is awake and growing, birds are chirping. Tall grass fills up the valley, like a balloon filled with air, so bouncy and flowy. They sway with the gentle breeze, so…
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行走的春天
走在高树的山中，风在上面，我在下面。草长莺飞，一点不错，草茂盛地充满了山野，像气球打足了气，随风摇摆，挨挨挤挤，远看真像绿色的波浪一般。天地一下子变小了，充满了，各种植物都牟足了劲，生机勃勃，又井然有序。其实我不也是其中一员，只不过在行走。 目之所及为天，脚之所及为地，身体感官让我们感受这个世界的一角，也成为这个世界的一角。 走过露营地，一片喧嚣：童子军们，满满的集体生活，在这个年龄，有半大人的口吻，半小孩的做派，如春草般生机勃勃。一棵硕大的橡树下，一群人在野餐：小孩在一旁玩着球，大人围着野餐桌，一边烧烤，一边聊天，不时看看孩子。周围是各色帐篷，自由散落在旁。忽然想到，露营的美好就在于，在一个狭小的空间里，最大限度地和自己在意的人同吃同住，吃什么不重要，和谁吃重要。小小的帐篷再次证明了我们其实并不需要多大的空间: 一屋，一食，还有心中牵挂的人，都在，足矣。 傍晚的阳光洒在蓬松的高草上，柔和而有温度，不冷不热，一切刚刚好。
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Live into a Living Story
Today, I saw a quote on the back of a RV: Live a Great Story. What a concept! For this life, we are the writer, producer, director and actor. Where else can we find such an opportunity? As you are reading, I am writing, and the script is continuing. And it’s a live show, no playback,…
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Every Camera Takes Different Pictures
I was admiring a poet from 1000 years ago, awed by what a beautiful world he lived in. Then I realized in his time, there was no electricity, nor heater or air conditioner, not even automobiles, most of the time had to travel on foot or at most by horse carriage. But he can live in such…