Wheeling Along
I imagine that I am being woven by life, for life, of life. I wish I could sail along with the flow of what...
Author Archives: Michael Gray
Where are we Investing?
What we choose to invest in indicates something about how we view the future, especially when our choices reflect personal aspirations and concerns. And...
Strumming the Strings of Hope
Perhaps some of you will be interested in reading an essay of mine published by ReVisions–a Journal of Consciousness and Transformation, in which I...
Turning the Wheel
There are moments when a sudden shift in circumstances, perhaps precipitated by an external event, sweeps away our familiar certainties; and from that day...
Appreciating our Journeys
I appreciate it when someone who has faith in the power of prayer offers to pray for me. And I wish I could offer...
Standing Up
“Let me introduce myself,” I said, using the words and the intonation with which I had begun the previous 17 presentations of my whirlwind...
How I See Myself
A couple of mornings ago, I was doing my usual half hour of practice when an insight dropped into my mind: I seemed to...
Bearing Witness
In “Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom” a book by Ariel Burger, who was a teaching assistant and lifelong student of the man who...
Waiting by the Wayside
In my dream I’m waiting by the side of the road: I’m a half-eaten hotdog, flung out the window of a speeding car, lying...
Hocus Pocus, Bogus Focus
The other morning, I was watching Kiva, our cat, out in the back yard. Her focus was unwavering as she jumped from some blade...