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“At-onement”

November 8, 2022 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“we are so both and onefulnight cannot be so skysky cannot be so sunfuli am through you so I” e.e. cummings (100 Selected Poems) Some of e.e. cummings fans regard this untitled poem as his finest work. However, with nearly 3,000 poems published, it might be a fool’s errand to judge. However, what may not … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign class, Biodesign Out For A Walk, e.e. cummings, Grand Canyon, nature inspiration, spiritual growth, spirituality, Walt Whitman, Yosemite

The Love Of Words – The Words Of Love

April 12, 2022 by bofaw Leave a Comment

( Easter Messages from Peter Roget and Sir Isaak Newton) “Measured on the vast scale of the universe, the globe we inhabit appears but as an atom; and yet within the compass of this atom, what an inexhaustible variety of objects is contained; what and endless diversity of phenomena is presented; what wonderful changes are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Easter, faith, John Muir, spirituality

In the Presence of Spiritual Giants

August 12, 2020 by bofaw Leave a Comment

This letter is a rebuttal to the Sierra Club’s odious attempt to besmirch the legacy and writing of John Muir, their legendary founder. It is my contention that, like every human on Earth, Muir was imperfect yet he achieved the status of two world-renown spiritual paragons. St. Francis of Assisi Indulged by his parents, Francis … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: bio-spirituality. freedom of religion, John Muir vision, Sierra Club, Spiritual Giants, spiritual gifts, spirituality, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Ignatius of Loyola

Cosmic Wonders and Wanderings

July 8, 2020 by bofaw 2 Comments

About fifty years ago, long before I knew what a Jungian synchronicity was, I experienced one that still resonates with me on every clear night. I was the father of a two-year-old daughter and on a whim one evening, after her bath, I took her out to see the stars. At the tender age of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Half Dome, soul medicine, spiritual evolution, spirituality, Yosemite Temple

John Muir: Reflections Of The Soul In The Sierra Nevada

January 6, 2020 by bofaw Leave a Comment

Excerpt: “The Soul Of The World,” by Phil Cousineau/Eric Lawton “If my soul could get away from this so-called prison, be granted all the attributes generally bestowed on spirits, my first ramble on spirit-wings would not be among the volcanoes of the moon. Nor should I follow the sunbeams to their sources in the sun. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Bio-spirituality, John Muir vision, soul medicine, spirituality, Yosemite

John Muir: Flying Lessons off of Half Dome

November 19, 2019 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“Come to the edge, he said. We are afraid, they said. Come to the edge, he said. They came to the edge, He pushed them and they flew. Come to the edge, Life said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, Life said. They came. It pushed them… And they flew.” Christopher Logue … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Half Dome, John Muir vision, spiritual growth, spirituality, Yosemite

Spirit-Walking: A Walk In The Woods and So Much More

July 22, 2019 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“Any fool can destroy trees.” John Muir One of the Muir’s pressing reasons for creating “The Sierra Club” was to try to slow the destruction of California’s redwood forest. He was called an ignorant fool for suggesting that all of the redwood trees could be chopped down. Currently only 5% of the original forest remains … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Bio-spirituality, Redwoods, spirit-walking, spirituality

Ansel Adams-Horsetail Fall-Lori Evensen-Biodesign ‘79

March 13, 2017 by bofaw 1 Comment

Although I have never met Dr. Michael Adams, son of Ansel Adams, our spirits were recently engaged in a splendid synchronicity that began nearly 40 years ago. It involves a revolutionary advanced biology class that I was privileged to participate in at St. Helena High School in the Napa Valley. It was revolutionary because the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Ansel Adams, Biodesign class, Horsetail Falls, John Muir, Lori Evensen, spirituality, synchronisities, Yosemite

Heaven and Earth

November 16, 2016 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“I used to envy the father of our race, dwelling as he did in contact with the new-made fields and plants of Eden; but I so no more, because I have discovered that I also live in ‘creation’s dawn.’ The morning stars still sing together, and the world, not yet half made, becomes more beautiful … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign Out For A Walk, existence of God, intelligent design, John Muir, John Muir vision, Lowell Harrison Young, spirituality, Yosemite Temple

100 GLORIOUS YEARS OF US NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

August 22, 2016 by bofaw 1 Comment

Thursday, 8-25-16 marks the 100th anniversary of the US National Park Service. The NPS has often been described as, “America’s Greatest Idea,” and if this is so, John Muir may arguably be considered “America’s greatest naturalist.” It is impossible to imagine how the Park Service would have evolved without his vision, passion and dedication. After … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: 100 Years Anniversary National Parks, bio-spirituality. freedom of religion, Biodesign class, Biodesign Out For A Walk, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir vision, Lowell Harrison Young, National Park Service, spirituality
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