Time’s River

Time’s river seems to be running fast this year. It feels as if we only recently arrived in Turkey, but actually we’ve been here almost five months.

When we visit ancient cities, which are as common here as shopping centers in Los Angeles, time does seems to run more slowly. The ancient stones have a life of their own, and they tell of lives past, earthquakes and invasions, and many long centuries.

When we visited Owlsland, a hideaway in a hidden Shangri La high above Kalkan, a resort town at the sea, time there also seemed run slow. Perhaps not as slowly as in the original Shangri La in the Himalayas, but as in the fabled original a feeling of calm permeates the atmosphere. Days pass according to ancient rhythms. No one hurries. We spent a day strolling grassy fields and looking for ancient artifacts. One day a baby goat was born just before lunch. Lunch is a leisurely affair and taken in a pergola in the sprawling gardens. When we return to our lives in Kas time speeds up again.

I’ve been busy teaching classes based on my current book, The Tao of Survival, often in the antique theatre overlooking the sea.

Have also been working on two new books to be released next month: The Tactical Knife, Second Edition, and An Introduction to Firearms and Shooting. Also working on Just Passing Through Volume III, which will include Killing Mr. Jones, a story about a murder when I was twelve, and a story about The Free Cats of Kas. When time slows down a bit here in Kas I’ll write more on the above topics and update Sojourner’s Journal.