Blocked Drains and Open Roads Posted on 09/06/2016 by Michael Gray There are so many areas of life where I assume that I am powerless. Sometimes I just have to call an expert, if I’m...
The Hope of the World Posted on 08/30/2016 by Michael Gray The problem with ethical maxims is that we may or may not follow them. They are likely to operate on the level of good...
Evolution is a Relationship Posted on 07/12/2016 by Michael Gray Unlike the Republican uncle and Progressive son-in-law brandishing their forks–while pointing out to each outer the one true path–belief systems can, in quiet moments,...
Another Trip around the Sun (#2016) Posted on 12/29/2015 by Michael Gray (Excerpted from my memoir, “The Flying Caterpillar”, ABQ Press, 2013) As we get older and have more say in setting our own agendas, we...
The Sacred and the Profane Posted on 06/16/2015 by Michael Gray Most of us would agree that how we behave in this life is important, whether our concern is for living beings around us or...
A Crisis of Knowledge Posted on 04/21/2015 by Michael Gray Decades ago, sitting in a YMCA room in Calgary, Alberta, I read “Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was a time in my...
Revising Our Narrative Arcs Posted on 04/14/2015 by Michael Gray We don’t have to scratch too far beneath the surface to see that the stories we tell ourselves affect how we experience our lives....
Standing at the Bus Stop. Posted on 02/10/2015 by Michael Gray Many years ago when I was living and working in Montreal, I stepped into an alternate stream of time. As I always did on...
Love Thy Neighbor Posted on 12/02/2014 by Michael Gray Our children and grandchildren will live in a future that we are now creating. So why aren’t we trying to leave them a more...
Once Upon a Time There Were Three Times Posted on 11/25/2014 by Michael Gray Young children and animals appear to live in the present with whole-hearted exuberance—as we adults wonder at their lack of regret for past actions...