Comments on Confessions of an EarthQuaker: Entropy

CarlI had the pleasure of meeting you in November....

2007-12-18T18:21:00.000-08:00

Carl
I had the pleasure of meeting you in November. I was part of the Florida Quaker Quest, we rode together in the van into Philadelphia from Pendle Hill. I have had the distinct joy of reading your blog, and experiencing the growth therein.
The Light shines within you
Mark Grantham

It great to hear from Colleen and Kristina, who ha...

2007-12-18T07:43:00.000-08:00

It great to hear from Colleen and Kristina, who have been part of my journey this year. I am choosing my spiritual disciplines for next term, Colleen, and keeping my room neat is one of the contenders. Right now, it is a bit of a disaster, though it only takes fifteen minutes to put to rights.

Kristina--I have been working on a blog about the infamous composting project, and will publish it soon. It was a project in Quakerism class, and like most of the things I write that are any good at all, it came out of my head in a completish form at four a.m., and just needed minor editing subsequently.

Allison--I used to use the query, "Are you a human doing or a human being?" to ground myself. What I strive for is a blending--to do that which enhances my being with doing, though a foundation in being is necessary. So far, the things that are doing that feel like being to me are 1)Bicycle repair 2) beekeeping 3) teaching (sometimes) 4) writing (sometimes) and 5) music (usually) The problem is that the roaring sound that is the world going to hell in a handbasket is so distracting...!

Carl,The Light shines brightly in thee! Even if y...

2007-12-17T17:25:00.000-08:00

Carl,

The Light shines brightly in thee! Even if you settled for mediocrity, you would still illuminate the room.

I enjoyed our breakfast together, and I'm so glad to see that you are writing again.

Do keep in touch. Or at least keep blogging.

Peace,
Colleen
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I vote for the quaker worker house in Rochester wh...

2007-12-16T16:57:00.000-08:00

I vote for the quaker worker house in Rochester while there are still big old houses. Ain't none of em in Boston (or SF) no more cuz they got "condo-ized". Had a lovely talk with a woman, after rise of meeting today, about Community. She lives in the local Catholic Worker House - sojourning from her residential, intentional community in Southern England.

I'm ready: season extenders, a greenhouse off the house, pedal powered washer, greywater, community art projects and street-peace work. ...

Love!

Your Co-Conspirator
kkp

I am new to Quakerism, and I turned to it to help ...

2007-12-15T23:09:00.000-08:00

I am new to Quakerism, and I turned to it to help me feel more centered in the activist life I'm already leading. But Quakerism actually sped me up even more, and I started feeling stressed and overwhelmed. Christianity often emphasizes self-sacrifice, so I had to start reading up on Buddhism and Taoism in order to learn about self-love and purge this drowning feeling of never doing enough. In the West, doing sometimes is what causes damage, even if the doing is good. Sometimes the solution is being. Equanimity and knowing one's place in the world. Peace in the world via inner peace.

I don't know if that is useful to you, but it sure helps me.