Quiet Contemplation Gifts

"Autumn already? O.K., I'll come down."

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

40 Days without an on-the-job conversation.

'Hey! Contemplate your own navel!'

"They haven't said two words to each other—it's sad... I hope we don't end up like that." "They keep talking to each other—it's exhausting... So glad we don't have to do that."

Maximilian could see far away places,but he never told anyone.

That midnight hour when fleeting memories come home to roost.

"The overthinker"

"Geez, from way up here it almost looks like there’s hope for humanity."

"I could catch a bicyclist, well maybe not a bicyclist, but I could catch a jogger, definitely."

Zenemies.

"Oh good, more time alone for quiet reflection."

"Wait... what was it I came up here for?"

Crowded Ice Fishing

'Are you not thinking what I'm not thinking?'

"Lately, I've been trying to spend less time staring at the glowing orb."

"Sitting here with you each day at sunset reminds me I have to get a job."

"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! … Emerson" "Good boy!"

"After searching for the sun all night, it finally dawned on me..."

Thought bubble mirrors the cloud in the sky.

'Sometimes, in the stillness and warmth of an afternoon sun, I can almost hear interest compounding.'

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

'It's normal -- Enlightenment freaks a lot of people out.'

"How come I can't remember what I forget, but I always remember that I forgot something!"

"Have you tried turning off your conscious mind and then turning it back on again?"

'Yes sir, Thoreau had the right idea.'

'He has some unresolved issues.'

Fish sleeps while counting worms that jump over a fence.

"Is it just me, or do these sculptural forms of light and shadow make you think about the ephemeral nature of life, the spirituality of the moment eclipsing our futile quest for cheese?"

'Sometimes I think about getting away from all this and get a job as a cab driver in New York city...'

"Exactly what is this 'nothing' I've been hearing so much about?"

'I warned him that this was no place for a guy with inner-ear problems.'

'How come there aren't any peace heroes?'

Soren Kierkegaard