Even after all this time,
The sun never says to the earth,
“You owe me.”
Look what happens with
A love like that.
It lights the whole sky.
– Hafiz of Persia
In the spiritual life nowhere do our ideals meet the actual more truly than in how we relate to each other, in how we make, sustain and are friends.
– James Ishmael Ford
“Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.” — Ruth E. Renkel
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! ~Lydia M. Child, Philothea: A Romance, 1836
It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~Johann Schiller
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Albert Einstein
He who has imagination without learning, has wings and no feet.
Joseph Joubert
Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Louisa May Alcott
Gore Park Summer Only– Outside Market…Look for Barista Chris to make an awesome shot with battery charged “Atonella”, a shiny “Lever Machine” that takes muscle and force…Let’s see if Chris is up for the task? Love, Love, Love HERO CAFE
Burning Question: What do you prefer in a homemade “Power Bar”? Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Dried Fruit or Nut ?
We are happy to announce the return to our local and lively Ottawa Farmers’ Market…Hero Cafe and Cake and Loaf, will be at the Ottawa Farmer’s Market with our friends, Saturdays…Enjoy!
Love Love Love HEIDI and ROB HOUSE
And For No Reason
And For no reason I start skipping like a child. And For no reason I turn into a leaf That is carried so high I kiss the sun's mouth And dissolve. And For no reason A thousand birds Choose my head for a conference table, Start passing their Cups of wine And their wild songbooks all around. And For every reason in existence I begin to eternally, To eternally laugh and love! When I turn into a leaf And start dancing, I run to kiss our beautiful Friend And I dissolve in the Truth That I Am. Hafiz/ Trans. Ladinsky