Good Friday in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
My original home country is deeply orthodox Christian country, where people take religion seriously, obey all religious holidays, follow numerous long and short lents, celebrate Easter and Christmas at fullest. However, I have never seen anything like what I saw yesterday. Not in my home country Georgia or anywhere else. A well organized, fully orchestrated and I am sure numerous times rehearsed parade of Christianity marching from the center of San Miguel de Allende. Carrying statue after statue of Jesus Christo, Archangels, Angles, Mother Mary, crosses, glass coffin with statue of Jesus… Read More
Semana Santa or Holy Week
Holy Week and San Miguel—A Special Reverence Almost nowhere in Mexico is Semana Santa recognized with such reverence, tradition and awe as in San Miguel de Allende. Visitors both devout and curious come from all over Mexico (and the world) to experience the intense emotion of these observances of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ. Despite the crowds, this is not a tourist show. These Holy Week ceremonies are deeply felt statements of faith. Many of the rituals go back centuries. It is a privilege to be allowed to observe them—and even… Read More
I Am the Universe
I am the UniverseUniverse is meI am suspended from UniverseYet….The Mother Earth holds meWe are one!Never ending mystery…
Leonard Cohen
My all times favorite poet and song writer. My secret lover from another dimension. Where are you now? Hope you are still writing and making “lives” better every day for millions of listeners; with the depth of your thoughts, your suffering, your self-seeking, your “black” humor, your words, your elegance and your unconditional modesty. Miss you Leonard Cohen! “Maybe there’s a God above But all I’ve ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya And it’s not a cry that you hear at night It’s not somebody who’s… Read More
Brain
The eye doesn’t see. The brain sees. The heart does not feel. The brain feels. Our movements are not controlled by us. The brain controls them. Our actions are products of brain and so are our desires. And brain can think too…. Continually, not stop. And then you read something like this: “To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.” – Lao Tzu But how? How can we to still the mind (brain?) One way I discovered which helps: by watching sky and sun and stars in silence, may be… Read More
NANA G SMITH 