Monday, February 13, 2012

Inner Tube: Inner Peace


Cold weather meditation

We are to have a winter storm today. My native Texan blood clings to summer’s last warm memory--floating on a river. Texas rivers are why God made inner tubes. If we can remember those warm, lazy days of a gentler current, it might provide insulation against the chill. Scientists agree: thinking of summer is the first step to staying warm.


Texas Expressionist, Lynn Rushton, tells visual stories of daily life. This vibrant oil painting remembers warm summer days. It offers a winter meditation: float
or
(ala Rocky and Bulwinkle)
the strangest things keep you buoyant.

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