Life is NOT a Race!

Written by Braiden on September 19, 2011

Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly?

When you ask someone “How are you” Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head?

Ever told your child, “We’ll do it tomorrow.” And in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say , “Hi!”

When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift….Thrown away…..

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.

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Finding Solitude Atop Mt. Rainier

Written by Martha Marino on September 15, 2011

 

Martha’s photo of Mt. Rainier taken on August 13, 2011

Martha Marino is one of my dearest friends, as well as a frequent contributor to Five More Minutes with in both stories and photos.

Here are her thoughts on finding solace–and time for reflection–atop one of the Northwest’s, indeed the world’s, most majestic peaks.

“Since 1996, I have spent the second weekend in August in a solitary retreat on Mt Rainier.

“Its majesty, steadiness, and ever-changing beauty serve truly as my ‘rock.’

“Countless others have found Mt Rainier a spiritual place, and that’s true for me, too.

“It’s my backdrop for grounding, reflection, and finding a path in each coming year for a more purposeful and joyful life.”

 

 

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Tribute to 9/11

Written by Braiden on September 11, 2011

Today is the tenth anniversary one of the most horrific days in United States history–September 11.

Like many, I hardly know what to say about this national tragedy.

So I will let others speak for me. Here are links to several articles that both update what’s happened at Ground Zero in the last decade, as well as what Americans across the country are doing to mark this sad and grim anniversary.

From The Associated Press comes this update entitled, “Mourning Families Looking for Remains–and Closure.”

And from a little closer to my home in Seattle, here’s what’s happening, “On Alki, a Statue of Memories.”

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