Coming Home Posted on 08/20/2024 by Michael Gray Walking on a foreign shore, Mist intermingling with each breath, A traveler can’t understand How at home he feels. With no next moment, And...
Food for the Soul Posted on 09/18/2023 by Michael Gray Is it our soul that is hungry for something more, or is it some other part of our being? Should I harken instead to...
Tomorrow Finally Came Posted on 07/31/2022 by Michael Gray While I was living on Planet Earth, which was until quite recently, I never referred to ‘tomorrow’ as anything other than a period of...
Why Can’t I Escape my Thoughts? Posted on 10/25/2021 by Michael Gray It’s certainly easier said than done, but I’ve begun to understand an ancient insight: that when I encounter circumstances that I am unable to...
A Change of Heart Posted on 08/08/2021 by Michael Gray I did something last week that I’ve wanted to do for many years. But I always pushed the impulse back down because I didn’t...
At Loose Ends Posted on 02/06/2021 by Michael Gray 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...
Truths I have known Posted on 11/29/2020 by Michael Gray Some truths are anchored to the situations to which they pertain. Some truths are like a bird trying to get airborne, discovering its ability...
A Fable Posted on 08/24/2020 by Michael Gray Who knows the sea best, they all wondered. Is it the tugboat, ready to pull beyond her weight, courageous, always helpful, volunteering herself for...
Who’s on Second? Posted on 05/29/2020 by Michael Gray When ‘self’ and ‘mind’ get together—usually in the thoroughfares of philosophy, religion or spiritual inquiry—mind is usually considered the guardian of knowledge and stability;...
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...