Guardians of Being

That is the name of a book I recently read by Eckhart Tolle. At first glance it looks like a children's book. It has drawings by Patrick McDonnell, who created the comic strip MUTTS. But within a few pages, you can tell it is about the profond love of nature, animals, and all life forms.


Here is a little of the wisdom found on its pages:
"Just watching an animal closely can take you out of your mind and bring you into the present moment, which is where the animal lives all the time - surrendered to life. It is so wonderful to watch an animal because an animal has no opinion about itself. It is."
" That is why a dog is so joyful and why the cat purrs. The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't been fully recognized. They keep millions of people sane. They have become Guardians of Being."



The world lost two men this week. Peter's father Chuck, and Chris' Uncle Chet. We are all connected in some way, so we all feel some part of this loss...just as we all feel the joy in the birth of some unknown baby that happened seconds ago. I hope Peter finds comfort knowing that his dad is no longer suffering in this world. I hope Chris finds strength in the love he feels from our family.

"We get lost in doing, thinking, remembering,anticipating - lost in a maze of complexity and a world of problems. Nature can show us the way home, the way out of a prison of our own minds." -Tolle