A Calm Storm

The blog of Sholeh Samadani Munion

Month: July 2005

Teaching

I’m still working on reading Child of the Covenant, which is definitely one of my favorite books now. There is a chapter on the subject of teaching the Faith which I really enjoyed, and wanted to share some of the…

Listen: A compilation of friends

I listened as she told me the stories of her life the struggle against demons that I could not imagine, and the slow effort to rise up again. I listened as he unburdened his soul explaining why he did what…

Differences combined.

It is 99 degrees F outside right now, and the neighbors opened up the fire hydrant on the corner…kids and adults are playing in the water. I wish I could get a picture of it…such typical hot summer day behavior….

The News

I turned on the television to see if a storm was coming in. Why did I even bother? I could have checked on the computer. I left it on out of pure laziness, and I felt like my brain was…

I forgot to mention…

that I love avocado smoothies. They make me happier than almost anything except flan. Oh, and I really, really like puns. Yes, I do. I am sorry if this makes you not want to be friends with me. It has…

Lower Wacker Drive

The tunnels under the skyscrapers feel abandoned, misused, dirty and alone but somehow still mysterious. We don’t know what is behind those pillars, walls, fences, and doors, hiding away the basement of the city. Maid and bellboys from the big…

Spaces

this is not this is not this is …again, where we stand. perfectly still… again, my heart in my throat my head in my hands. This is a very large, very empty Room. (Click to enlarge)

I like…

sushi brussel sprouts blanched almonds coffee ice cream flan cooking/baking dancing in the rain swimming in Lake Michigan swimming in the Atlantic Ocean making sand castles dancing (especially salsa, though I’m not very good at it) exploring forests climbing trees…

July 3rd

The questions are leaping ahead of answers, right now. I keep writing to stay in the game, or maybe just to stay sane. ———————————– I have two days of the year that are my favorites. The first is Naw-Ruz (the…

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