August 15, 2004
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THINGS THAT REFRESH MY SOULWater
Colorless, odorless, tasteless more-or-less, water is a taken-for-granted background to daily life. Interestingly, our bodies are made up of a majority of it and we can only live so long without it. Where do we go to seek spiritual relief – the pilgrim to the sea, the fisherman to the river, the hermit to the lake. In one Sunday at home, I water my garden, fill the bird baths, make morning coffee, do a laundry and the dishes, flush the toilet, soak in a morning bath while reading my latest book, wash down the daily vitamin supplements, fill the water dish for my cats, and water the household plants. And on the news I see how in Florida, at the same time as it supports the Florida water lily (see photo), water is killing humans and destroying their homes. The same water that is home for all the seafood we eat can rage through a section of country and flatten everything in its path. Dripping one drip at a time it can torture a confession out of the most stubborn criminal. Frozen it can sink the Titanic. It can put out fires and drown a child on the same day. Civilization has developed to the point where we now have to buy bottled water because we can’t trust just plain tap water. Our waterways are increasingly polluted. However this earth was created, it would seem that water was a necessary ingredient. In late summer in Oregon, my lawn has turned brown from lack of it, but soon – within weeks – it will return and I will wake once more to the gentle sound of it on my roof and be refreshed.
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Deep Thought: They say the mountain holds many secrets, but the biggest is this: “I am a fake mountain.”
Today I am grateful for: Garden hoses
End of Day: 9:11 pm
+ = My teeth that are waiting to be root canaled didn’t bother me much at all today. I also discovered zinc is good for abscesses of any kind so I got some extra at the store.
- = There are about 40 pears waiting for me to pick them up in the back yard. Bending from the waist over and over and over is not one of my favorite garden tasks.
Comments (9)
Very poignant…thanks for making me “think” on this Sunday morning. I still love your site and look forward to reading your “deep thought”each day…they always give such a chuckle…still laughing over the “last piece of pizza/painting” thought!
As a Gulf Coast Resident (Houston), and having grown up in New Orleans (for the most part), I can certainly empathize with those unfortunate folks down in Florida. Life is full of tragedy, and I’ve seen my fair share. I’m not sure it builds character as you expressed in an earlier post, but it does give one pause to consider that things could be much worse than they are.
Like any other thing of nature, weather & water are things we cannot control. I think that is one reason we love it so. I love being near water, . . . ocean, lakes, streams, even watering in the yard. Thanks!
I hate speding money on bottled water.
I am ready for autumn weather here. Definitely.
great appeal of that rain…
Beautiful meditation on all facets of water! Water Goddess you!
it wears down the biggest mountains yet holds you up when lie on it. Isolates you with your thoughts when you swim in it, and reflects the world when you look into it.
It washes away even the most awful day, too!