Only Water Posted on 07/06/2020 by Michael Gray The little boy I can’t remember would be dead now but for a neighbor lady who, according to a newspaper article in the Barre,...
Fire and Water, June 24th. Posted on 07/01/2020 by Michael Gray As I prepared to flip my calendar from June 2020 to July, I saw that Wednesday, June 24, is still a holiday in Quebec,...
Summertime, Summertime. Posted on 06/20/2020 by Michael Gray On this the first day of summer, I’m wondering why nothing seems to be arising to greet the solstice. Spring comes with a calling...
Vision or Delusion Posted on 06/13/2020 by Michael Gray How can we tell the difference between wishful thinking and authentic aspiration? How do we recognize when we’ve found something that can help us...
Singing to the Choir Posted on 04/15/2020 by Michael Gray I had an experience this weekend, which I suspect that I inflict on others all the time: treating my personal perspectives as if they...
What the Windmill Knows Posted on 03/17/2020 by Michael Gray Breath is the highway and also the blowing wind. And as the tumbleweeds tumble head over heels along the dusty miles of our time...
A New Year’s Greeting Posted on 12/31/2019 by Michael Gray Our Hard-won Treasure I wonder why this doesn’t feel stranger than it does. Here I am, very early in the world, standing on the...
Nature, Nurture and the Flickering Flame Posted on 12/02/2019 by Michael Gray We’re all born into circumstances and for our entire lives our experience is thwarted or facilitated by those circumstances. The twin influences of nature...
In the Flow Posted on 09/03/2019 by Michael Gray Have you ever wondered how you fit in with everything in your experienced world? Or course, we all have. Another, more subtle question is:...
Love Letter to the Present Moment Posted on 07/30/2019 by Michael Gray I wish you were here. It’s hard to really enjoy myself without you. I try to be open to your presence but my mind...