A Prayer for Jon
Dedication for our beloved son, Jon, who passed away on April 21, 2019, at the age of 27 May you be happy May you...
Category: Passages
The Wind has Returned.
You may have been here last week, rifling the wind chimes, disturbing the sleepy quiet of branches as they open to the Spring Equinox...
Whither Saileth the Rain?
When rain falls, the gutters run. If it rains for a while, the lawns perk up, the trees drink, the gutters reach out to...
As Below, so Above?
There’s a new second hand book store in Albuquerque: “Organic Books”, located in the Nob Hill area at 111 Carlisle NE. I plan to...
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’...
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...
Pausing for a Moment to Notice.
This past Sunday, I noticed myself turning in imagination to Eric, my long-gone mentor, and sharing with him an inspiring thought that I had...
Attending a Funeral
I attended a funeral at a Catholic church last week, and I felt like a spectator at an ancient dramatic performance in which costumes,...
Why the Swan Didn’t Cross the Road.
A swan who had grown up among chickens on a farm in rural Quebec sometimes dreamed of flying. Some mornings when he awoke, he...