Reaching the Great Water
I have been influenced by a way of looking at life—my life, all of life—that hovers beyond words and concepts, even while it nourishes...
Another Dawning
This morning, I skimmed through my journal entries since late November last year. I was looking for something that could start me on a...
A Call from Memory
A church bell just rung for the second time this morning, as I’m sitting over a first cup of coffee in the town of...
The Happy Prince
My mother was the main influence in my life, at least for the time I lived at home, but I don’t think that she...
Food for Thought
Question: What is the relationship between personal existence and surrounding environment, between self and world? Answer 1: The self is born into a ‘world’...
Imbalance: an Inner Disharmony
My work environments for several decades have been places where there were more women than men. Sometimes this has been remarkably one-sided. True, I’m...
The Little Train that Can
Just as eight passenger cars standing in the station become one integrated train heading into the future, when the couplings pull tight and each...
No Choice
“The overall ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ charge which different emotions seem to have is due to the relative percentages of their more subtle ‘positive’, ‘negative’...
A New Year has Arrived
Well 2019 has arrived. I have to say I saw it coming. Does that mean it’s time for a few resolutions? The problem with...
Kicking the Can down the Road
A few mornings ago, I noticed that the hallway bathroom has mildew patches on the ceiling; as I have noticed almost every day for...