28-Wate

Tranquility

Silence is like a river of grace inviting us to leap unafraid into its beckoning depths. It is dark & mysterious in the waters of grace. Yet in the silent darkness we are given new eyes. Sometimes it is good to leap into the unknown; good to practice leaping.

Macrina Wiederkehr

26-Kick

Motion

Overlooking Vandenberg Space Force Base

Embrace movement outdoors to boost vitality.

Enthusiasm, the noun, comes from the Greek word enthousiasmos, meaning “possessed by a god, inspired.”

25-Wary

Assimilate

The stronger the soul and the flesh, the more fruitful the struggle and the richer the final harmony. God does not love weak souls & flabby flesh. The Spirit is a carnivorous bird which is incessantly hungry; it eats flesh and, by assimilating it, makes it disappear.

Kazantzakis

23-Eric

Extreme

How can a *straight* line, extending itself out to reach itself, form a circle of infinite diameter? Explain.

How can a *spherical* object represent the universe? Expand the metaphor.