Appreciating our Journeys Posted on 05/24/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 05/16/2021 by Michael Gray “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 Posted on 05/09/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 05/02/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 04/26/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 04/17/2021 by Michael Gray The other morning, I was watching Kiva, our cat, out in the back yard. Her focus was unwavering as she jumped from some blade...
Why the Long Face? Posted on 04/11/2021 by Michael Gray A horse walked into a bar and the bartender, who was polishing a glass, looked up and smiled. He had waited years to use...
Aftermaths and Precursors Posted on 04/04/2021 by Michael Gray Ah, the before and the after! How have they managed to crowd out my awareness of my feelings and my freedom to ponder the...
Mr. Dumpty’s Rehabilitation Posted on 03/28/2021 by Michael Gray After his great fall, Mr. Dumpty took to wearing a corset. His figure had never been the kind that favored off-the-rack clothing, even those...
The Truth about Crows Posted on 03/21/2021 by Michael Gray Franz Kafka’s aphorisms still speak to the reality in which we live. One observation, which ostensibly targets our playful, adamant cousins, the crows, strikes...