about this website and
possible future additions

2025 Windy Ridge Retreat

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places nearby | friends of windy ridge | ancient wisdom
memoirs | essays | rabbit holes
other possibly strange thoughts and musings
...and more photo journalling

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compassion literally means “to suffer together”
and fear is only another desire
to avoid possible suffering
at the cost of further growth

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(aplogies if necessary)
for the modified version of Galadriel's monologue
from The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien and portrayed by Peter Jackson

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