August 2025 – breezes at dawn
2 posts published by Robin during August 2025| breezes at dawn
What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach. Many of the ancient cultures practiced careful rituals of approach. An encounter of depth and spirit was preceded by careful preparation. When we approach with reverence, great things decide to approach us. Our real life comes to the […]| breezes at dawn
In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. And in an age of constant …| breezes at dawn
omnivagant: poetic & rare adj. wandering everywhere or anywhere; Spanish vagabunda roaming inscape: the unique inner nature or essence of a person or thing, esp. as expressed in poetry or other arts; the landscape of an indoor area ~ from “Epic English Words,” by Robin Devoe I want to write about how I’m feeling. At […]| breezes at dawn
“Circumbendibus” means an indirect or roundabout way or process, often used humorously. It’s a mock-Latin term, combining “circum” (round about) and “bend” with the Latin plural ending “-ibus”. Essentially, it’s a synonym for circumlocution, a way of speaking or writing in a complicated, indirect manner. — AI overview of the word circumbendibus: in a roundabout […]| breezes at dawn
For we live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; and our time should be counted in the throbs of our hearts as we love and help, learn and strive, and make from our own talents whatever can increase the stock of the world’s good. ― A.C. Grayling, The Good Book: A Secular Bible […]| breezes at dawn
We need a different strategy—one that doesn’t just burn, but smolders, spreads, takes root. One that knows endurance is its own kind of rebellion. Soft Rebellion is the mycelial strategy of weaving beneath the surface, unsettling rigid structures with slow, persistent entanglement. It does not meet violence with a mirrored fist but with the supple […]| breezes at dawn
Enumerating the gifts you’ve received creates a sense of abundance, the knowing that you already have what you need. Recognizing “enoughness” is a radical act in an economy that is always urging us to consume more…. Ecopsychologists have shown that the practice of gratitude puts brakes on hyper-consumption. The relationships nurtured by gift thinking diminish […]| breezes at dawn
So what happens now? For the last twenty years or more, the science has been clear that our current lifestyle is having a devastating impact on the planet—and yet this has been mostly ignored. The papers from the Nobel laureates were just filed away. The prognosis was too inconvenient, so it’s been “business as usual.” […]| breezes at dawn
Morii*: Strange how strong the instinct is: to see something incredible and reach for a camera. As if you’re trying to lend it some credibility. To prove that it’s real. That I was here. We live our lives in moments: in those rare experiences we stop to notice and carry with us, in the hopes […]| breezes at dawn
We shall awaken from our dullness and rise vigorously toward justice. If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond to its endangerment with passion. – Hildegard of Bingen Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness. — More from […]| breezes at dawn
Let’s take a walk. You can show me some of your memories and I’ll show you some of mine. ~ Adam Berlin, Number of Missing Who can open the door who does not reach for the latch? Who can…| breezes at dawn
