You guys need to read Michael Slade.
----- Original Message ----- From: "TurquoiseB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 1:36 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Having Nice Days > Neat. Congratulations, Vaj. I never had an island of > my own, but when I lived in Toronto I had one that I > could visit anytime I wanted to. One of my favorite > memories is of going up there during a cold snap > (40 below zero Fahrenheit) and walking out on the > frozen lake. The silence was so profound that I could > hear these little microcracks appearing in the ice as > I stepped on it, and the sound of them traveling away > from me with each step. The cold was so bitter that > every square inch of exposed skin hurt, but the silence... > oh the silence... > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> It's been a beautiful day here in New England. I've been working on a >> long held dream to find a solitary meditation/relaxation retreat >> surrounded by utter beauty and the raw simplicity of nature. >> >> Well in the last three weeks I finish negotiations on a 30 acre >> island in a 45-mile long chain of lakes, secluded in the remotest >> lake in that chain. Surrounded by native American land where moose >> cavort, deer wander and river otters play in it's waters. Life is >> very good. Soon I'll break bread with the "spiritual grandfather" of >> the nearby tribe, as one of the benefits of having an island that's >> never before been known to have inhabitants is that you get to name >> the place. >> >> It's real fun I gotta tell you. There's nothing like going to a lake >> and not seeing another soul nor (in the midst of hunting season) >> hearing one gun, no cars to drive by, no planes overhead. Just >> silence. The sensation of watching the waves of my kayak, the only >> waves on a lake of glass, move out and disappear just emphasizes the >> wonderful unity of it all. >> >> >> On Nov 18, 2006, at 10:11 AM, new.morning wrote: >> >> > Its a constant source of wonder and whimsical pleasure to see how >> > various people report their perceptions of the world in such >> > interesting and diverse ways. (...) >> > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
