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Tag Archives: taoist philosophy
One Grand Circle
Sometimes you have to head off in the opposite direction to reach your destination…
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Hemer Park, intuition, patience, taoism, taoist philosophy, wisdom
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The Tao of Totem Poles
Mushrooms are sprouting from the old totem poles, now laid to rest in the forests of Nanaimo’s Bowen Park. Sprouting from eyelashes, jawbones, armpits, wingtips… I am reminded of T.S. Eliot’s epitaph (which he chose himself) inscribed above his interred … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowen Park, Four Quartets, Kim Goldberg photography, nanaimo, T.S. Eliot, taoism, taoist philosophy, totem poles
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