tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post1351345915258145687..comments2023-05-05T06:24:41.645-07:00Comments on <center>Under the Sycamore Tree</center>: Autumn SurrenderMacrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13030180200630548845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-11717634448428900542009-10-13T11:16:59.671-07:002009-10-13T11:16:59.671-07:00Rain! Oh don't tell me. We've had nothin...Rain! Oh don't tell me. We've had nothing but rain for a week. I was hoping to see some sunshine in California. Well, if not we'll just enjoy the liquid sunshine.Macrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13030180200630548845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-12454051974035441622009-10-13T09:27:43.000-07:002009-10-13T09:27:43.000-07:00I am so looking forward to meeting you and taking ...I am so looking forward to meeting you and taking time out for this retreat. Perhaps our drought in northern California has ended. It's raining raining raining... I sorely lack discipline in doing anything consistently, like a set time for prayer.Fehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/26145336@N08/4008438338/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-51783415476936998682009-10-12T17:06:35.655-07:002009-10-12T17:06:35.655-07:00Fe, am I going to see you at the retreat in San Da...Fe, am I going to see you at the retreat in San Damiano next week. Hope so.Macrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13030180200630548845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-12140916859913077702009-10-12T16:48:14.044-07:002009-10-12T16:48:14.044-07:00Yes,it seems like autumn is New Year for me, new b...Yes,it seems like autumn is New Year for me, new beginnings. I like your book from which this was taken. Nature can be scriptures, too...Fehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/26145336@N08/4005049823/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-45241850865478377252009-10-11T22:32:32.899-07:002009-10-11T22:32:32.899-07:00I loved this! You are so right! It does look lik...I loved this! You are so right! It does look like it is having fun letting go. A few days ago we were driving home and ran into a veritable blizzard of yellow leaves. It made me very happy to see so many falling and blowing around, but my daughter Annie said, "No, no! They'll be gone too soon." Autumn is always far too short for me. One of the sights that brings me the most wonder is when there is no wind at all, nothing that would blow the leaves off of the tree, but a leaf releases and falls gently and happily down to the ground. This is what I see when I read your post.Rebecca Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204958661623692803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395970139472241820.post-37045621093621468622009-10-11T09:32:54.844-07:002009-10-11T09:32:54.844-07:00Autumn is a challenge for me. I think often of Pas...Autumn is a challenge for me. I think often of Pascal's theory of distraction, that man's problems emanate from his inability to just Be. That Attention to Being is my connection with the Real. The challenge is to Be without falling asleep!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844069308202441284noreply@blogger.com