Weekend Zen, February 22-23

Most of the miracles we hear of

are infinitely less wonderful

than the commonest of natural

phenomena, when fairly seen. 

~ John Muir

Weekend Zen, January 4-5

Climb the mountains and 

get their good tidings. 

Nature's peace will flow into you

as sunshine flows into trees.

~ John Muir 

Weekend Zen, July 27-28

When one tugs at a

single thing in nature,

he finds it attached to

the rest of the world.

~ John Muir

Weekend Zen, May 11-12

Indeed most of the miracles 

we hear of are infinitely less 

wonderful than the commonest

of natural phenomena,

when fairly seen.

~ John Muir

Weekend Zen, April 16-17

In every walk with nature,

one receives far more 

than he seeks.

~ John Muir

Weekend Zen, October 2-3

Climb the mountains and get their

good tidings. Nature's peace will flow

into you as sunshine flows into trees.

The winds will blow their own freshness

into you and the storms their energy, while

cares will drop off like autumn leaves.

~ John Muir

Weekend Zen, March 3-4

Keep close to nature's heart...

and break clear away, once in a while,

and climb a mountain or spend a week 

in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.

~ John Muir

Daily Zen - Thursday, January 12

When one tugs at a single thing in nature,

he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

~ John Muir

Weekend Zen, November 12-13

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows

into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness

into you and the storms their energy, while cares

will drop off like autumn leaves.

~ John Muir

Daily Zen - Friday, October 30

In every walk with nature,

 one receives far more than he seeks.

~ John Muir

Weekend Zen, March 28-29

New beauty meets us at 

every step in all our wanderings.

~ John Muir

Daily Zen - Friday, June 21

I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. 

~ John Muir

As I reflect on Muir's words on this first day of summer, I think what he was trying to say is GET THE HELL OUTSIDE this weekend...and enjoy the summertime.

Daily Zen (Earth Day) - Monday, April 22

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. 

                       ~ John Muir