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Shared Wisdom: Words Both Past & Present

By Margo, on November 4th, 2009%

In the last week or so I have been presented with some beautiful words of wisdom that span that sands of time and that I would like to share with you.  The first piece is the oldest of all of them and was written by Lao-tzu 2,500 years ago.  It comes from a translation of part of one of the eighty-one verses that form his book, titled Tao Te Ching. 

“63rd Verse

Practice nonaction. Work without doing. Taste the tasteless. Magnify the small, increase the few. Reward bitterness with care. See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness . . . → Read More: Shared Wisdom: Words Both Past & Present

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Dolphins: Return to Rimini

By Margo, on July 20th, 2009%

 

I returned to Rimini and “my dolphin” in 1991.  I don’t think I mentioned in the first story that after the dolphin show we stayed and talked with the trainers.  We found out that the big dolphin who I had my mystical experience with was called Speedy.

As soon as we arrived we descended to the underground gallery that surrounded the pool.  Through enormous picture windows we could see the dolphins as they circled and swam around.  From this vantage point the muscular strength and the grace of these mammals is very evident.  I suppose it could be likened . . . → Read More: Dolphins: Return to Rimini

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Dolphins: A Mystical Experience

By Margo, on July 12th, 2009%

This is a story that I wrote twelve years ago.  It will be the first of several dolphin stories that I will share.

In May 97 I traveled from Naples, Italy, where we live, to Rimini on the North East coast of Italy. We stopped there on our way to Venice and because we wanted to visit the tiny Republic of San Marino. After checking into the hotel, we went to have dinner in a local restaurant then decided to go for a walk along the seafront. It was as we were walking that we noticed the bright . . . → Read More: Dolphins: A Mystical Experience

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