Monday, December 21st, 2014

Edmonton, Alberta

 

Over Ice

 

 

Before and after a 3 hour trip to Edmonton from Calgary via auto to and fro on the Queen Elizabeth #2, I did tread a slippery trail.  Back allies and streets, not snow plowed, are the great walking challenges in Calgary.  Temperatures dip in this area and then rise by the mighty power of warm Chinook winds.  It causes a melting period.  This then is followed by a freeze which leaves pockets of bumpy ice all around.

 

I find it fun, really.  You go about treading as a stunt man would do.  You have to be ready for a slip and a fall and to make sure to try to land on where you will find the most cushion you carry, anywhere from the thigh to the buttocks.  Frankly, I haven't slipped yet this season that recall, that is nothing too serious.

 

Anyways, nothing usually deters me from whatever the outdoors will offer.  The walk on or off ice gives me life.  Any ride inside a vehicle makes me dull. 

 

The talk which I gave in Edmonton in the middle of today's ice capades covered a verse from the Gita from chapter 14 verse 17:

 

"From the mode of goodness real knowledge develops; from the mode of passion greed develops; and from the mode of ignorance develop foolishness, madness and illusion"

 

Dwelling on the topic of the above mentioned three modes or energies of nature, it should be a relief to know we have choices we can make in life.  The ideal is to gain governance and influence from the mode of goodness. 

 

And may the Source be with you! 

 

7 KM