Reflections Inspiration In his essay, “The Lesson of the Lilac,” the beloved spirituality teacher Eknath Easwaran describes how every morning from the window of his dining room he looked at a lilac bush. In spring, the scent of its opulent blossoms brought heady perfume his way. This heavenly experience continued for about three weeks. Then one day he noticed the delicate flowers turning brown. Their fragrance no longer filled the air. The tiny blossoms had taken their time to bloom, then flourish and fade. On the opposite end, a pine tree grows for thousands of years before it dies but it too takes its own time to grow. “Nature does not hurry,” writes Lao Tzu, “yet everything is accomplished.” You are on a writing journey inside and outside. It is......