After a Firestorm
After a Firestorm By Linda Eskin Flat gray rings of former trees dapple the black hills. Angry chainsaw growls and purposeful shouting replace the stunned … Read more …
poetry
Fridays are for Writing
Fridays are for Writing By Linda Eskin Fridays are for writing! Lay in snacks and coffee. Clear the decks. Lock the office door. None shall … Read more …
Mailboxes Versus Firestorms
Mailboxes Versus Firestorms By Linda Eskin After the flames are out, You can go back and see. Let yourself breathe again. There’s no hurry now. … Read more …
How Is It Already August? (or, On Turning 55)
Last Tuesday we flipped the dojo calendar to the new month, and I or someone said something to the effect of “How is it already … Read more …
Had enough? Join a dojo.
Have you finally had enough? Do you need a break from the constant stream of contentious, terrifying news? A refuge from the usual win/lose, zero-sum, … Read more …
Solstice Haiku for Mark Harrington
I was recently chatting with my one of my Aikido buddies on the other side of the country, Mark Harrington. We’ve been checking in from … Read more …
Late at Night
I hope my neighbors are in their beds, dreaming their dreams, late at night.I hope they are sound sleepers, sawing logs, not bothered by much.I … Read more …
Sensei Speaks (a haiku)
This is the good stuff.Focus hard. Listen closely.Damn! I missed the point.
Practice
Everything we do is training,Like if we grouse about it raining,We learn the habit of complaining.Practice gratitude, instead. We build our habits brick by brick,That … Read more …
Abundance
From today’s classes, a bounty:Blends, techniques, feedback, feelings.Let it come to you. Relax. Center.Keep your own alignment and things will work out. Like armfuls of … Read more …