A Pain in the Neck
What causes an old memory to return, like Little Bo Peep’s sheep or like a painted horse spinning off a carousel we are surprised...
Author Archives: Michael Gray
What the Windmill Knows
Breath is the highway and also the blowing wind. And as the tumbleweeds tumble head over heels along the dusty miles of our time...
Travelling Light
It seems that we are often in the grip of opposing tendencies and easily err on one side or the other. For instance: gravity...
Joseph was a Dad
I am grateful for any story that encourages me to discover my path in life; and I consider the Parable of the Prodigal Son...
Reaching in, Reaching out
This morning, while reading this simple sentence: “One civilization arises, flourishes, and falls, and another takes its place.” (Caring, Page 191), I realized that...
A Bird on the Wing
I always took Kafka’s phrase, “A bird went in search of a cage,” as referring to the human tendency to feel anxious with too...
It’s a Dog’s Life
When I was a kid, probably not yet a teenager, I used to walk around our residential neighborhood. I wish I could remember the...
Clear Sailing
How easy it is to lose track of all the space that permeates every part of our embodiment and lies within every surface that...
We are not alone
In “The Wizard of Oz”, we may have our favorite character, but if you’re like me you can find a bit of yourself in...
What Next?
Many of us have received marching orders from the most official of agencies. We have been summoned to a new life path by the...