Haiku Ellipses...Invitation...Response...

MID STAR right in the middle there is a star that flows out to infinite stars the pattern of stars that emanate from the mid (central) star remind me of the fractal idea coined by Benoit Mandelbrot...fractals are one of the ways we can tell if something is natural or human as typically natural things like plants and rocks show fractal patterns (the larger parts have the same pattern/shape as the smaller ones down to the microscopic level) whereas many things created by humans like microwaves and can openers are not fractal in their appearance. in what ways are the things we create fractal, beginning small and building to something bigger where the whole is the sum of the parts, and yet, there is something more in the whole than merely the sum of the parts...fractals don't account for this greater synergistic idea, this greater life of the whole...as one example, surely our consciousness (our self-reflective awareness of life and the interconnectedness of all things) is more tha...

  Natural Rhythm the natural rhythm between sunrise and sunset the gift of a day! Between the rising and setting of the sun is a natural rhythm.  At the dawning of the sun, all nature awakens, grows in activity, and mellows into a dusky twilight sun, falling silent at night (except of course for nocturnal insects and animals and humans who use artificial light to continue their activities into the evening and often into the night!).  The gift of a new day comes to us again and again.  If we want to change our lives, we need to change the way we live our day. Considering the long stretch of life in the microcosm of one day focuses our attention...what is the most important things i need to do today? how will i live out my values for just this day? what essentials need i do to take proper care of myself so that i can serve others and make life more wonderful for all? after we contemplate our responses, let us take action, begining with one small change in our day... ...

  WILD FACES Same triangle shapes Coloring differently Make 3 wild faces Look at the images at the bottom to see the triangular shaped wild faces ...they all began as triangles and evolved into different faces, the first a "too cool giraffe stares," the second a "sly devil mischievously grins," and the third a "friendly dufus cow like creature beams mellowness." I'm amazed at how the same triangular shapes, with creative coloring, results in such unique faces and emotions. The shape of every day begins with a circular sun that births the smaller shapes of our life that we color with our thoughts, words, and deeds...these combine sometimes intentionally, sometimes mysterious, sometime wildly into shape shifting faces and emotions...let us color our world with love, peace, and a healthy dose of mirth.