Logging and Clear Cutting Posted on 05/14/2019 by Michael Gray I realized a day or so ago that our society uses the word “logging” to refer to at least two distinct activities. Our forest...
The Wind has Returned. Posted on 03/26/2019 by Michael Gray You may have been here last week, rifling the wind chimes, disturbing the sleepy quiet of branches as they open to the Spring Equinox...
The Weaver is Being Woven. Posted on 05/09/2018 by Michael Gray In my own life, I have experienced recurrent changes in how my eyes viewed my world: in 1968, after a fire expelled me from...
Why Self-Interest Often Prevails Posted on 08/08/2017 by Michael Gray Intentions that are inclusive, holistic, and concerned about the well-being of our communities can have a hard time producing a clearly focused message, especially...
Bridges Made of Dream Posted on 12/13/2016 by Michael Gray Lying in bed, I realized that I was either just waking up or still inside some kind of dream. In the dream–let’s call it...
A Tree Knows. Posted on 11/24/2015 by Michael Gray “It’s time,” says the tree and proceeds to drop its leaves–no church bells needed to ring the congregation to prayer. I sit with a...
Water Walking on Water. Posted on 07/22/2015 by Michael Gray It’s raining in New Mexico. Perhaps if it keeps up for another two months, locals will start complaining, but for now we look at...
Where Does this Path Lead? Posted on 07/14/2015 by Michael Gray As a writer, I seem to be trying to accomplish something for which language may not be the right tool and for which I...
The Ground Beneath and the Sky Above Posted on 06/23/2015 by Michael Gray It’s not just printers that are three-in-one. In Christianity there are Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. In Taoism: Yang, Yin, and the Tao. In...
Echosaurus. Posted on 03/31/2015 by Michael Gray Water Fish, Wind Bird, and Gaia are three ancient guardians of Planet Earth. But Gaia (who watches over the land and all that grows...