Who Made Me Their Judge? Posted on 10/02/2023 by Michael Gray If we have installed a dictatorial authority over our own thoughts, it shouldn’t be surprising when our lives feel driven by uncaring forces. If...
Food for the Soul Posted on 09/18/2023 by Michael Gray Is it our soul that is hungry for something more, or is it some other part of our being? Should I harken instead to...
The Great Turning Posted on 09/12/2023 by Michael Gray We live our lives in stories; with different stories for different areas of our lives (family, friends, work, spiritual aspirations, etc). While we do...
Learning to Fly Posted on 09/04/2023 by Michael Gray I live in a loft above a chicken coup. I would gladly live inside with my sisters, but whenever the farmer catches a glimpse...
Independence, but from What? Posted on 08/24/2023 by Michael Gray I have to remind myself to feel grateful that I live in a country which has enshrined in its founding documents the ideals of...
When Two or More Gather Posted on 08/17/2023 by Michael Gray I’m on the outside looking in when it comes to practicing any religious orthodoxy. I suppose I picked that up from my mother, who...
Upgrading my Attitude Posted on 08/10/2023 by Michael Gray I wasn’t planning on writing a blog today. In fact, I was in the process of resigning myself to a new reality. After years...
Anxiety Takes no Prisoners Posted on 08/03/2023 by Michael Gray I woke up this morning feeling unrested and anxious. That has been happening more often recently. I’m not sure which came first: a feeling...
Conversations with Men who Don’t Die Posted on 07/25/2023 by Michael Gray Dwttiz would be called an anthropologist on Earth and belongs to the same long-lived species as Ahat, who has been the resident Adjudicator on...
Which Came First? Posted on 07/06/2023 by Michael Gray For years now, the old conundrum of “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” has dangled the mystery of the universe before my...