Giving Thoughts and Feelings Their Rightful Place
Are you ever bored by your own thoughts and feelings? Have you noticed that they pop up like those wagons that used to deliver...
Category: Time, Space, and Knowledge
Riding on the Wind
The curtains are stirring and I know that something is about to start, as in the moments before the conductor’s baton raps against the...
Wheeling Along
I imagine that I am being woven by life, for life, of life. I wish I could sail along with the flow of what...
Where are we Investing?
What we choose to invest in indicates something about how we view the future, especially when our choices reflect personal aspirations and concerns. And...
Aftermaths and Precursors
Ah, the before and the after! How have they managed to crowd out my awareness of my feelings and my freedom to ponder the...
At Loose Ends
Most mornings, when I get up–today at 4 am– my typical activities are not shy about urging themselves on my attention: dishes, making and...
On the Eighth Day
It must have been a Monday. Once the second Monday rolled around, the endless cycles that have prevailed ever since were set in motion....
Simple Insights
I had two insights this past week. They both seem as simple as to be hardly worth mentioning; but I don’t want to forget...
Pendulums in the Sky with Diamonds
“Leave them alone and they’ll come home, wagging their tails behind them.”–From the writings of 16th century shepherdess, Little Bo Peep. This morning, I...
The Private and the General
How did the title “General” become an image of authority and “Private” of subservience to that authority? Surely it’s as private individuals that we...