Category Archives: ANCIENT WISDOM and TEACHINGS

A MOMENT OF STILLNESS …

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

… from two perspectives

Posted in ADVENTURES, ANCIENT WISDOM and TEACHINGS, PONDERINGS, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged Donna Lambo-Weidner, inner peace, Present Moment Awareness, stillness | 6 Comments

WE ARE THE SAME ~ WE ARE DIFFERENT: A Single Sock Tale

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Ten years ago, on this site, this phenomenon had been rated OSFA, One-size-fits-all, by the International Knee-Sport-and-Leisure-Sock Association of Planetearth. Otherwise known as IKSLAP. In the public’s interest, I’ve decided to repost and promise to follow thru with the initiative … Continue reading →

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BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT – A Tail of Tenacity

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

There are times in life when we are faced with, at least what we perceive to be, an insurmountable obstacle preventing us from attaining a specific goal. We hit a brick wall and see no way forward. We moan. We … Continue reading →

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SERMERSSUAQ UKARPALUGPOQ – An Earth Day Tribute

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

SermerssuaqThe Big Ice weepswailssighs at humankind’s inability to use their knowledge wisely

Posted in ADVENTURES, ANCIENT WISDOM and TEACHINGS, ARCTIC WONDER, EVENTS, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX | Tagged adventure, adventures in Greenland, arctic, climate change, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, Earth Day 2022, glaciers, Greenland Ice Cap, ice cap melting, Russell Glacier, tribute to the arctic | 8 Comments

In Memory of THICH NHAT HANH

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

In 2012 my husband and son had the great honor and pleasure of meeting with and filming zen master, global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh in conversation with Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk and old … Continue reading →

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LAST (99) WORD (S) for ’21

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Sanskrit translation: May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. As it often happens when … Continue reading →

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MOLECULARLY SPEAKING…

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…we are all that is, was, and ever shall be gas, liquid, solidbustling atoms bond,breeding beings of breath, blood, bone a convergence of matter = a mass of varied shapes, colors, sizesfurred, feathered, scaled, petaled, prickly, slick we … Continue reading →

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WHAT THE ICEBERG SAID

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Bold. Blue. Megalithic. To think I might have begun as a whispered word on an ancient’s breath,a droplet in the spray of a neolithic sneeze, the spatter in a sputtered warning, “Run!”a single snowflake spit from a cloud, delivered on … Continue reading →

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‘TIS THE NIGHT OF WINTER SOLSTICE

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Tis three nights before Christmas, the day after Hanukkah, eight from St. Lucia, and five ’til Kwanzaa. ‘Tis two months since Diwali, India’s festival of light, as Sun settles into our world’s longest night. A breeze hugs the mountain, nudging … Continue reading →

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GETTING STONED – A Monolithic Tale

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Ahhh, Callanish. The moment we stepped into the circle, it felt like I’d crossed a threshold into another world. Immediately, I was drawn to this particular stone. Mostly since it was not much taller than I, but partly because she … Continue reading →