Tag Archives: Spirituality

Oscar Wilde Quotes

“America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.” “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” “The books that the world calls immoral are booksContinue reading “Oscar Wilde Quotes”

Maya Angelou Quotes

Image found here. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”  “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”“If you don’t like something, change it. IfContinue reading “Maya Angelou Quotes”

After The Rain

After the rain tonight I went out to the garden to pick a few tomatoes because I saw that some were super-ripe and nearly ready to fall from the vines themselves. It was that magical time–almost mystical–right after a storm when it’s not-yet-night but not-quite-day. The sky had a glow to it and–because of theContinue reading “After The Rain”

Q&A with Deepak Chopra

This clip is only a little over four minutes long and it’s an interesting but brief interview. I’ve read a couple of Deepak’s books and have watched some of his full-length programs and have always found him not only insightful and inspiring, but also his humor and enthusiasm contagious. To read a short bio ofContinue reading “Q&A with Deepak Chopra”

Howard Thurman Quotes

Click here for his bio. “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” “There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the onlyContinue reading “Howard Thurman Quotes”

I’m Gonna Be Honest Here

This is no confession…nor is it really anything new to this blog, I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. But with a different twist. Riding a bike for me is mostly about selfish reasons: the biggest reason is that I really enjoy it. It’s good for me physically, mentally, psychologically, and spiritually…it reallyContinue reading “I’m Gonna Be Honest Here”

A Few Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can beContinue reading “A Few Mahatma Gandhi Quotes”

Blessed!

Yesterday I attended the Bike Blessing ceremony at Lafayette Presbyterian Church here in Buffalo. It was the first time this event was held in Western New York and I hope it becomes a tradition. I’m assuming it is modeled after the bike blessing that has taken place at the Cathedral Church of St. John theContinue reading “Blessed!”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#167 & #168), and a brief story of the misunderstood car driver

A freshly baked loaf of Roast Red Pepper-Parmesan Bread.A canvas bag containing, among other things, three books, a day planner, and a camera. A quart of milk.A tin of mixed nuts.A can of coffee.A gym bag full of wet clothes.A 15lb canister of propane fuel. So there I was pedaling down Allen Street on myContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#167 & #168), and a brief story of the misunderstood car driver”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#166), and a few comments

A gym bag full of wet clothes.A bag of dog food.Eight AA batteries.A small brick of cheddar. Yes I’m carrying a small block of cheese on a bike…I know there’s a metaphor here somewhere but it hasn’t come to me yet. My point is this: carrying these small, odd, and random things on a bikeContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#166), and a few comments”

What A Difference A Day Makes

These flowers are in the front yard next door to mine; they grow next to the hitching post where I lock up my bikes (click here to see it last winter). Yesterday these flowers were closed, not tightly but definitely not open like they are in the photos. Anyhow, after a crazy-busy day at workContinue reading “What A Difference A Day Makes”

New U.C.C. Video Message

I’ve mentioned in past posts (or at least alluded to) that I am a member of Pilgrim-St. Luke’s United Church of Christ (click here to go to our website…you can see me standing on the right with my son). It is, I think, a radically liberal denomination (click here and here), and for that reasonContinue reading “New U.C.C. Video Message”

The Look of Devotion

A couple things. First, this photo really doesn’t have anything to do with Urban Simplicity other than I happen to be a dog lover. This is Maxwell, one of my pugs. I have always found the look that a dog gives his owner (alpha) truly incredible…it is nothing short of a look of unconditional love.Continue reading “The Look of Devotion”