I was reading through the blog and checking the stats. There are a few posts that I think deserve more visibility, so here are a few from the archives:
Six years ago:
There are no shortcuts
Order from chaos
Straight shooting
On receiving teaching
Observing vs. doing
Five years ago:
In the winter suggest warmth
Chado, a way of life
Reduce, recycle, reuse, and repair
Pay attention to what you are doing
Four years ago:
Knowing contentment
What do you love?
Before Rikyu
Just put the flowers in
Three years ago:
Starting over
There is more to life
The power of commitment
Expert Tea Master
Two years ago:
Telling stories
Furyu
Upon entering the tearoom
Paradox that is the way of tea
One year ago:
Gomei discussion
The true way of tea
Paring back to the essential
Disaster in the tea room
Whew, that is a lot of links. I also posted some links for the discussion in the comments. Take your time. Even browse a little more in the archives. Coming up in May is the seventh anniversary of the blog and also coming up soon, 500th post. I will have to think of something special.