Ken. I loved this story. As I read it, I was screaming in my head “Ken, go get them back!”. But I see now, Mari Kondo’s philosophy is working and letting go of things is giving you and your wife special time together.
This was a beautiful reflection Ken. You had me at Gary Snyder. I recently read a collaboration he did with the print artist Tom Killion, Tamalpais Walking (https://www.amazon.com/Tamalpais-Walking-Poetry-History-Prints/dp/159714259X) about their respective encounters with Mt. Tamalpais and its poetic history. I'm trying to make sure that the inspiration translates into actual adventures on the mountain. :)
Thanks David. I will check the book out. I believe the title Tamalpais Walking is a reference to the 15th century Zen master Dogen and his sutras about "mountains and rivers walking." We read and discussed Dogen in that long ago class. That was my introduction to Zen. I originally wanted to write a longer essay on Gary Snyder but it was getting wobbly and trying to explain the entire universe in a 1000 words so I fell back on my family's attempt to make me a better person and snuck in a little Gary Snyder.
Ken. I loved this story. As I read it, I was screaming in my head “Ken, go get them back!”. But I see now, Mari Kondo’s philosophy is working and letting go of things is giving you and your wife special time together.
This was a beautiful reflection Ken. You had me at Gary Snyder. I recently read a collaboration he did with the print artist Tom Killion, Tamalpais Walking (https://www.amazon.com/Tamalpais-Walking-Poetry-History-Prints/dp/159714259X) about their respective encounters with Mt. Tamalpais and its poetic history. I'm trying to make sure that the inspiration translates into actual adventures on the mountain. :)
Thanks David. I will check the book out. I believe the title Tamalpais Walking is a reference to the 15th century Zen master Dogen and his sutras about "mountains and rivers walking." We read and discussed Dogen in that long ago class. That was my introduction to Zen. I originally wanted to write a longer essay on Gary Snyder but it was getting wobbly and trying to explain the entire universe in a 1000 words so I fell back on my family's attempt to make me a better person and snuck in a little Gary Snyder.