Fast and Slow, Close and Far Posted on 11/07/2021 by Michael Gray I keep being surprised when paying attention to the small stuff sharpens my appreciation for larger and more abiding concerns, including the way I...
Slowing Down and Filling Up Posted on 11/06/2018 by Michael Gray This week, doing a TSK exercise (“Going without Going”–modified to allow the ‘goer’ to remain seated, instead of walking very slowly, which for me...
Which came first—the Chicken or the Road it Crossed? Posted on 12/26/2017 by Michael Gray “The projections of the human mind, which ordinarily seem to set the limits on what can be known, become instances of a knowing prior...
On the Coattails of the Flying Moment Posted on 11/14/2017 by Michael Gray Vision isn’t the same as the momentum of the life we are living. When we are actually living a vision (of what life is...
Bigger than a Blue Whale Posted on 03/07/2017 by Michael Gray Setting Sail While rain is manna for a tree And blossoms church bells for a bee We wander in a land of doubt And...
Dialogue is not a One Way Street Posted on 03/15/2016 by Michael Gray A geometry of communication came into my mind the other morning. I was thinking about how a book, written by a local author who...
Comprehending the Mystery Posted on 06/10/2015 by Michael Gray Einstein once remarked that “The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.” He had good reason to perceive the universe...
Inquiry Outtake Posted on 06/03/2015 by Michael Gray It strikes me as strange that–after reading a dozen books over a span of decades–the themes they address can remain so mysterious. It seems...
Dumpy’s Way–a Turtle Poem by Ken McKeon Posted on 01/31/2015 by Michael Gray The turtle’s name was dumpy, It pawed away and nosed up the spare Dry turf beneath the loose wire fencing That kept our small...
Departing the Familiar Posted on 09/04/2014 by Michael Gray Sitting in a railway carriage as it pulls out from Charing Cross station (or Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Montreal) we depart the city and...