How to Write a Memoir Posted on 05/24/2022 by Michael Gray Writing a memoir can be as simple as taking a stroll through the neighborhood, and is often undertaken for similar reasons: we’re looking for...
Doors of Remembrance Posted on 01/31/2022 by Michael Gray “By learning to contact the essence of our being, we can discover an unbounded freedom, which is not only a freedom from some external...
Venturing into the Known Posted on 11/27/2021 by Michael Gray A thought dropped into my mind a few mornings ago. A bit of background may be useful if this thought is to lead anywhere...
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...
How I See Myself Posted on 05/09/2021 by Michael Gray A couple of mornings ago, I was doing my usual half hour of practice when an insight dropped into my mind: I seemed to...
Remembering All over Again Posted on 01/11/2021 by Michael Gray When you’ve read the work of a particular author, and one of his phrases becomes popular, chances are you’ll feel in sync with its...
Stirring the Caldron of Time Posted on 11/15/2020 by Michael Gray As I opened the fridge door and wondered what would take the edge off my hunger, before I want out for my walk, I...
A Pain in the Neck Posted on 03/24/2020 by Michael Gray What causes an old memory to return, like Little Bo Peep’s sheep or like a painted horse spinning off a carousel we are surprised...
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...
A Call from Memory Posted on 02/12/2019 by Michael Gray A church bell just rung for the second time this morning, as I’m sitting over a first cup of coffee in the town of...