Passages Archives - MICHAEL GRAY

Almost There

I’m in a speedboat churning through the water at full throttle, crossing a lake. This lake seems to be larger than I thought. Near...

If my days are numbered I seem to have lost count If some memories are true And others not, I can’t tell them apart...

Walking on a foreign shore, Mist intermingling with each breath, A traveler can’t understand How at home he feels. With no next moment, And...

Whether we actually practice being at the center of our experience, or simply try to pay attention to our feelings and thoughts as they...

I turned 82 today and it seems a good occasion to give some thought to the future. Of course, like many of us, my...

I do have things to lose. And the fear of losing them is often enough to keep me outside the ring of fire and...

This morning, I got out of bed before I had time to notice that I was awake and that my body felt uncomfortable, which...

I like to think that it’s possible to carry along what we have learned from previous explorations so that, as we shift into new...

I have no memories of my own, because I have nowhere to store them, no heart or brain or library that could keep my...

If I was a river, and I’m not saying I’m not, I would thread my way through all obstacles. Without them, I could not...