Trip of a Lifetime Posted on 01/31/2021 by Michael Gray “Don’t panic,” I tell myself. Surely my mind is playing tricks. But I can feel the water weighing down my cloths and I feel...
Empty Space Posted on 11/01/2020 by Michael Gray My life changed forever twenty years ago, We had driven to a look-out on Route 1 in northern California where, once everyone had parked...
Which World are we Talking about? Posted on 11/20/2018 by Michael Gray “In the fight between you and the world, back the world.” Franz Kafka, Great Wall of China, Aphorism 50, Page 171 This is one...
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...
Mr. X and Mrs. G. Posted on 10/24/2017 by Michael Gray I don’t think often of Mr. Escobar, but he came to mind a few days ago when my writing group spent 12 minutes riffing...
From Far Off Mountains Posted on 07/18/2017 by Michael Gray My wife and I are planning to visit a friend in Durango tomorrow. Our major preparation has been to get family members to look...
A Traveling Time Piece Posted on 07/05/2017 by Michael Gray As he looks ahead to his 75th birthday it surprises him that he doesn’t feel any closer to the end of a journey; and...
Is there an Edge to me? Posted on 05/09/2017 by Michael Gray I awoke in panic. Something as heavy as a large snake was slithering over my face. My eyes snapped open and my mind tried...
Democracy is Such a Fine Idea Posted on 01/10/2017 by Michael Gray “Without withdrawing into blankness, we can let go of our reliance on words and language, name and form. We can touch the nameless and...
Be Here Now Posted on 01/20/2015 by Michael Gray The Time, Space, Knowledge vision offers a new way to “Be Here Now”—a way that runs deeper and wider than what is possible when...