A beautiful Sunday in Seattle. Before a walk in the park, I pick up the book In Other Words: A Language Lover’s Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World. I open randomly to a page, in search of a word to carry with me on my journey. It’s a Japanese word I find: […]
Author Archives: ashley
Luminous Edge by Thomas Arthur
Thomas Arthur recently performed Luminous Edge in Vancouver, BC. Some lovely reviews of the show appeared in The Vancouver Sun and Georgia Straight. A few sweet lines: “An interesting glimpse into one man’s passion for compassion…Make no mistake – kids are going to be given not only Arthur’s feel for physical fun but a whole […]
Returning Home
I’m back in Seattle now after a little over 2 weeks in Atlanta with family and fate. I sit in one of my favorite coffee shops. Drink coffee, eat a bagel, watch the people around, smell the smells, hear the many sounds, feel the quiet/loud, stillness/activity. It’s sunny outside. I see the light shining through […]
Pieces of a Puzzle
Each lifetime is the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.For some there are more pieces.For others the puzzle is more difficult to assemble.Some seem to be born with a nearly complete puzzle.And so it goes.Souls going this way and thatTrying to assemble the myriad parts. But know this. No one has within themselvesAll the pieces to […]
Videos: Dialogue and Art
A couple of videos I’ve enjoyed lately. The Century of Dialogue by Ben Dridge Featured in the Seeds of Compassion Youth Voices Blog. And for a great laugh, Creature Comforts USA – Interviews about Art.
Love, Courage and Being Human
We’re so human. Sitting in the hospital has the effect of causing me to think a lot about being human, having a body, how the body works, how we humans are connected to each other, and particularly the many, many different life experiences that we each have, the infinite possibilities that there are. I’m in […]
Seeds of Compassion – Get Involved
Seeds of Compassion is here. Some of the event details will follow… but first I’m so proud to share a video and article about a first and second grade class at my school that is using the Seeds of Compassion curriculum and was visited by Lama Tenzin a few weeks ago and King5 news. Please […]