Knowing Grief Posted on 03/31/2020 by Michael Gray “In the Lakota/Sioux tradition, a person who is grieving is considered most waken, most holy. There’s a sense that when someone is struck by...
We are not alone Posted on 01/20/2020 by Michael Gray In “The Wizard of Oz”, we may have our favorite character, but if you’re like me you can find a bit of yourself in...
Cells Unite Posted on 12/10/2019 by Michael Gray I’m just one cell, reporting in from the field. Things are quiet for the moment, but the rumblings of animosity between various factions seems...
Thank You Again Posted on 11/27/2019 by Michael Gray Near the end of the book I’ve been studying, “Caring”, there is a passage that surprised me and caused me to review a deep...
The Pied Piper Posted on 10/23/2019 by Michael Gray Instead of trying to catch each rat separately, he draws them all out of town, in a long line of departing creatures who have...
Taking Dictation Posted on 09/10/2019 by Michael Gray If we live our lives taking direction from whatever voices and impulses are dictating how we should think and behave, then aren’t we setting...
Tackling the Hardest Task First Posted on 08/20/2019 by Michael Gray I’ve been reading a book, titled “Caring”, in the past few months. And as might be expected it has a lot to say about...
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...
Of Two Minds. Posted on 07/09/2019 by Michael Gray “After apprenticing to such narratives, in typical Western fashion, many of us revise our stories as we move away from home turf, family of...
Pausing for a Moment to Notice. Posted on 10/30/2018 by Michael Gray 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...