“Take the backward step and shine the light inward.”
Zen Master Dogen
A good friend* posted this a few days ago: Dogen’s Backward Step.
Stepping back to move forward – slowing down – pausing, or however one may call it**, is something I have been meaning to do for some time now but kept postponing it.
High time or The Fullness of Time is here [as we say here in Greece]
[from our new album: ETHER]
So, off I go, for a short while.
I will see you all soon, happier and, hopefully, fuller! 🙂


My warmest regards and smiles to everyone.
*August Meditations – I am ever grateful for having ‘landed’ there and for all the insightful and enlightening moments I’ve had reading every post.
**Frank [a friend who needs no introduction. Any of my friends not already familiar with him, please visit!] did a brilliant post about it back in April: On the Blogging Blues
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