Deer Carcass

"Dude, You don't bring a date to a wedding,
that's like bringing a deer carcass on a hunting trip."

Barney to Ted, How I Met Your Mother Season 1 Disc 3

Analogies For Love

Is love a light beam we shine
upon our chosen few of heart,
reflected by them upon us?

Or is love an inner sea
contained by, yet containing us,
in turbulence or pleasing calm?

Does a new mother perceive
in her baby's trusting breath
the force of a new volcano?

As a cup that cannot explain its tea
or a husk that fathoms not its corn,
I cradle love as an infinite infant within.

(From Heartclips by Alan Harris)

The Ice Climber's Dilemma

The ice climber's boot is designed in a slightly peculiar manner. In order to get optimal support from the boot while climbing, the climber needs to lean back while scaling the peaks. A fairly counter intuitive move one might find, but it is the same with life.

Far too many times do we fear the unknown. We fear it because we lack the control over it. But once one stops fighting for control, one's appetite for risk surges. And when that happens, there is nothing to lose but only everything to gain. It is only when we let go, do we truly shake off the fear.