Our ordinary mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become bigger, fatter, shinier acorns… Our faith gives us knowledge of something better: that we can become oak trees. – EF Schumacher On this solstice day, let’s give thanks […]
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. – R.W. Emerson The quote above from Emerson’s essay History is a favorite – it alludes to the links between the vastness of history and each of our lives, as well as to endless potential for further creation. Perhaps even more direct a message – for us […]