It is strange to be a pilgrim AND a staff member. Not as weird as I thought it would be, but still. I really appreciate that my fellow BWC staff members are respecting the fact that I’m on pilgrimage and…
Month: June 2007
I start my Baha’i pilgrimage tomorrow. The last time we went was in 1997, so I was 14 at the time. A lot has changed in Haifa since then…the Terraces were finished, the Arc project was completed, etc. It is…
I saw a man washing his dog with a garden hose on Hamegenim Street last night. I wish I had gotten a picture, because he had put the dog in a shopping cart so that it would not run away….
It has been a busy week. Friends & family in town on pilgrimage, a consultant in the office, and social engagements. Whew! Today started another work week (remember, we work Sunday-Friday noon here), and I must say it was one…
I’ll wait right here under these flowers, this sky, the rocks keeping me stable and standing. I’ll wait.
Hovering There was a moment’s pause an eternity packaged neatly movement outside comprehension surrounded by dark and the evening lights falling down through the darkness in eyes… we waited in pristine silence and it became new to me again… sanctified.
They are standing in glass houses With squares and tree-shaped reflections shadowing their faces And they are throwing glass rocks At the glass hearts suspended in human bodies And the shattering silence is suspended in formless sound Hope that every…
Yesterday (June 8th) was the 6 month anniversary of my arrival in Israel. I celebrated by getting internet at home, which I’ve been resisting for quite a while. This weekend has been one of rest, movies (Ocean’s 13!!), and the…
Mojan tagged me, and while I usually don’t do memes on my blog, I thought it would be nice to give some of you a little glimpse of some of my quirks. 1. One of my biggest pet peeves is…
I am here, I think. I am sitting in this chair and the sun followed me inside today. There are a few things I must share… bare feet on silk carpets and cold stone, one after another jazz music on…