tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post4065048100593970355..comments2023-09-28T05:31:05.540-06:00Comments on Pondering the Myriad Things: Deep Ocean HeartTheresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-3624762618328225492010-09-21T08:38:44.488-06:002010-09-21T08:38:44.488-06:00Hi Barry - thanks for coming by and taking the tim...Hi Barry - thanks for coming by and taking the time to comment. I can relate to what you're saying. A couple years back I was visiting some relatives in Phoenix and they didn't think water was a problem - they would just divert more flow from going downstream to Mexico they said. I was stunned.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-17344282502178645242010-09-21T02:58:02.503-06:002010-09-21T02:58:02.503-06:00Here in the desert, water has an urgency that'...Here in the desert, water has an urgency that's hard to miss if you're paying attention, and yet there's still an amazing amount of neglect and waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-38914800362713212092010-08-23T17:58:49.529-06:002010-08-23T17:58:49.529-06:00Hi Cheyenne - every drop counts! I know when our ...Hi Cheyenne - every drop counts! I know when our power goes out and we have no way to pump water in from the cistern, I really appreciate water even more then!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-36793462256497912392010-08-23T14:33:29.551-06:002010-08-23T14:33:29.551-06:00I listened to the same CBC program. I am struggli...I listened to the same CBC program. I am struggling with my consumption of water. Last weekend, my husband, my baby, and I went camping. Because I had to transport all of the water we used from the communal tap, I became aware of how much water I required for every day tasks and I realized how difficult I would find it to only use my fair share. This summer my family began to shower with a bucket in the bathtub to use to water our outdoor plants, which is a start but not enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-51891530948023338362010-07-30T12:20:26.101-06:002010-07-30T12:20:26.101-06:00Thank you Margeurite for your lovely reflections. ...Thank you Margeurite for your lovely reflections. I have always been compelled by water, since I was a kid. I remember being in awe of my 7th grade Science teacher who held up a beaker of water and talked about its amazing properties for half an hour! I think the 'give attention to water' koan could keep me occupied for quite some time. :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-57946811999834976392010-07-30T11:16:23.549-06:002010-07-30T11:16:23.549-06:00Thank you Theresa, for this beautiful post.
Bein...Thank you Theresa, for this beautiful post. <br /><br />Being in the shower almost always bring me into deep contemplative state. About being in the moment, and grateful for the gift of water, and even more so hot water, and the purifying experience of body being cleansed.<br /><br />Water is also such a great metaphor for impermanence. Always in a state of flux. <br /><br />With much metta,<br /><br />margueriteMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-47210775369890901822010-07-13T20:01:18.192-06:002010-07-13T20:01:18.192-06:00Hi Jerry - growing up by a marsh would certainly h...Hi Jerry - growing up by a marsh would certainly have that effect I think. I grew up near a river, but didn't really appreciate water until I moved to BC to go to school and the ocean was all around and so influential on everything and everyone. Even so I have only just been paying attention, not giving attention to it. It is a different type of attention alright. I'd be happy if more people just acknowleged it as essential to life.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-5532140251579299482010-07-13T17:04:09.904-06:002010-07-13T17:04:09.904-06:00I love the bit about giving attention, not paying ...I love the bit about giving attention, not paying attention. I too wish more people gave attention to water. My whole life I have tried to give attention to water, starting with the massive marsh I was so lucky to grow up beside.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354640729644229842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-83513573684562905042010-07-13T12:55:38.492-06:002010-07-13T12:55:38.492-06:00Hi SA! That isn't my water bowl, just one of ...Hi SA! That isn't my water bowl, just one of the pictures of the ones they make there, for the water malas. It is beautiful, isn't it, with the glaze such a nice blue-green color reminiscent of the ocean. I would surely love a bowl like that but then I thought I don't really need one of those to give more attention to water. I ended up cleaning out my little relaxation fountain thingy I already have, that had gotten a bit gucky with mineral build up and scum. I've decided that will be my focal point of attention, and that I will keep my little rocky fountain bowl properly cleaned, maintained and filled. :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-28962814741959545442010-07-13T07:39:18.184-06:002010-07-13T07:39:18.184-06:00Enjoyed your ponderings on this Theresa! That'...Enjoyed your ponderings on this Theresa! That's crazy to me that Alberta is trying to change water rights and I appreciated your thoughts on humans always looking outward rather than inward. If that's your water bowl pictured at the top, it's gorgeous! And BP obscenity---those words go together quite well!!Simply Authentichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149087342124493037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-51720211032579679542010-07-12T20:59:30.122-06:002010-07-12T20:59:30.122-06:00Hi Hadv - you could very well be right about that!...Hi Hadv - you could very well be right about that! With the whole BP obscenity, my water senses are heightened even more than usual....Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-11512799330318748402010-07-11T23:42:23.066-06:002010-07-11T23:42:23.066-06:00I think water is coming to your attention because ...I think water is coming to your attention because you're paying/giving it attention. I like that water mala idea btw..hadvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509025772524925053noreply@blogger.com