A True Friend
It is rare to fully value a friend while they are still alive. It seems to be a characteristic of our species, and possibly...
Author Archives: Michael Gray
Rivers I have known
“We care about the lakes and the mountains and the sky, for we know that they are our progenitors.” Caring, page 150. This unfamiliar...
We’re not Alone
I’m trying to piece together a way of looking at our world that offers a path for me to participate in the healing of...
What Can I learn from it all?
In the arena of international relations, ‘friends’ seem to be defined as whomever is on the other side of those who are perceived as...
Who Made Me Their Judge?
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
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
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
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?
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
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...