[Grovenet] Thanks to Geri!

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Geri, I've been thinking about you. 

You used to tag your signature with "Chop wood. Carry water." 

I thought it was an interesting tag. 

Then, one day, I noticed a book among Cobi's stacks: "Chop Wood Carry Water"
with the subtitle "A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday
Life" by the editors of the New Age Journal. 

It's a great read! Actually it's much more than that. It's a great STUDY!
Sure, I know Sufis and have admired their value system. I've read
Krishnamurti, Lao Tzu and many others quoted in the book, but learning is a
process of being immersed in ideas again and again. One doesn't swim much in
a single cup of water. It is by finding a depth to splash around in and
experience things I had forgotten, things I never before related to my
world, and things which I never understood before that I learn. 

I've often written about how blessed I am to have had so many great teachers
in this life. One who brings the material to experience and study is as much
a teacher as one who instructs. 

Thank you for bringing this teaching into my world, Geri! 

With something over 100 trees up to about 100 feet high on this bit of land
bounded on two sides by a creek, "Chop Wood Carry Water" probably has
something of a literal meaning as well ;-)

Ron D'Eau Claire