The Frog Prince
The frog wanted to be a prince with silky blond hair. He dreamed of being able to talk and have his words heard by...
Category: Companions in Time
There’s always some Kind of Motivation.
The fact that the outcome of our actions doesn’t always coincide with our wishes doesn’t diminish the importance of the motives with which we...
Casting the First Brick
“In the act of being curious, what has been settled becomes unsettled. There are no rules, no certainty, and no fixed place at which...
Who’s on Second?
When ‘self’ and ‘mind’ get together—usually in the thoroughfares of philosophy, religion or spiritual inquiry—mind is usually considered the guardian of knowledge and stability;...
Self-Respect
“Many people may not be aware that the spread of western science and technology throughout the world is precipitating rapid changes in traditional values...
Self Reliance
How does a person with few skills of the kind needed to live off the grid, and even less life experience of relying on...
What Gets me up?
What gets me up in the morning? Well. I’m glad that something does. It may not be a golden trumpet sounding at the edge...
Life Imitating Art
Last week, I wrote a piece about a cuckoo bird who transcended his predetermined role in life to save his nest mates. I chose...
Searching for the Right Tool
I got up after a sleepless night—well I probably got a few hours early on—and as most people would probably do, I got up,...
You are to Stay Here with me now
Once upon a time there was a family of Indigo Buntings; well, at first there were only the parents and a nest with four...