each of us like the water of a melted snowflake a tiny lake existing for a moment –Terry Chitwood Impermanence Meditating on impermanence, my ideas dissolve in the sunlight of a new dawn. My thoughts like shadows scatter before the approaching light. A temple bell rings inside my heart. The song of the skylark resounds […]
Archives for April 2013
Solitude
“Solitude has a double meaning for Jung in The Red Book. On the one hand, it suggests the need to distance oneself from others in the pursuit of one’s work, one’s individuation, and one’s soul. On the other hand, it suggests the capacity to ‘live with oneself,’ after scrutinizing and critiquing oneself in the most […]
Barren Branches
barren branches bathed by moonlight light-blue sky alive in the night barren branches reaching for the mountain paths not taken –Terry Chitwood Withered Fingers The spiritual path through life has many branches. Some barren . . . withered fingers pointing in many directions. A crooked path . . . beckoning. The black, barren […]
Ultimate Blog Party 2013!
Hi! Welcome to Spring Snow Publications and the Ultimate Blog Party 2013! I’m Deb Chitwood. Along with my husband, Dr. Terry Chitwood, I co-founded Spring Snow Publications. I’m a Montessori educator and author. I blog at Living Montessori Now about Montessori education, homeschooling, and parenting. At Raising Figure Skaters, I create word-art freebies and blog […]