‘Like people or dogs, each day is unique and hasits own personality quirks which can easily be seenif you look closely.’ – Tom Hennen, Life of a Day How does contemplation appear in the life of your day? I’ve heard from many of you that this question lingers as you listen to the contemplative echo calling you in your daily life. My hope is that this series will help you answer that question for yourself. To begin, here are a few lines from a favorite poem of mine, ‘Like people or dogs, each day is unique and has its own personality quirks which …
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The Mystery Never Leaves You Alone
“It’s strange to be here. The Mystery never leaves you alone.” – John O’Donohue ‘It’s strange to be here. The Mystery never leaves you alone.’ Of all of the opening lines of the books I’ve read, that is the granddaddy of them all. That’s the first eleven words of Anam Cara from the late great philosopher-poet John O’Donohue. I love the opening lines of a book. See, the first lines of a book are a prophecy. It’s the threshold that sets the tone for the pilgrimage of pages in waiting. If I could distill this episode, those words – ‘It’s strange to be …
Anything Goes | Dan Reeder
“One of the foremost outsider artists in modern folk.” – The New Yorker The first time I ever heard the music of Dan Reeder was when someone sent me a link to the video of ‘The Work Song’ (NSFW). Once I heard it, I had to find out who this guy was. I found out that his story is even more interesting than that song. I’ve been trying to set up this conversation with Dan for years, it took the kindness of his record label Oh Boy Records to put us in touch. Dan Reeder has a mind I enjoy …
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