A Tree Knows. Posted on 11/24/2015 by Michael Gray “It’s time,” says the tree and proceeds to drop its leaves–no church bells needed to ring the congregation to prayer. I sit with a...
Where am I? When am I? Posted on 11/10/2015 by Michael Gray Asking ourselves “who am I?” rarely moves us beyond the perspective of the familiar, for the simple reason that we see ourselves through the...
Pop-up Timer. Posted on 10/28/2015 by Michael Gray My mind comes fully equipped with certainties, which I could probably challenge and thereby see things differently. But what would that actually accomplish? Why...
A Particle in the Dark Night. Posted on 10/13/2015 by Michael Gray As I usually do, I wrote a draft for today’s blog a few days ago and I called it “Particles and Waves”. I intended...
Graceful Aging. Posted on 09/29/2015 by Michael Gray When I started this blog a year or two ago, I created three categories that corresponded to my interests and engagements at the time:...
The Missing Center Rolls On. Posted on 09/23/2015 by Michael Gray Do we feel that we are at the center of something greater than our own foothold in life? Chances are that we try to...
Looking Back, Ahead, and in Between. Posted on 08/25/2015 by Michael Gray I sit cross-legged on a couch, a blanket on my lap, a desk lamp standing on a book case to my left, and an...
A Seat on the Ark. Posted on 08/12/2015 by Michael Gray There’s a man in New Mexico who takes very seriously the rising tide of global threats, and he is actively taking precautions. He is...
The Past as Gateway Posted on 08/04/2015 by Michael Gray I’ve just returned from a five-day TSK retreat and this has reminded me of a half-year retreat more than 20 years ago which changed...
Telling Time Posted on 06/30/2015 by Michael Gray It’s already past midnight and I lie awake counting: (1-1-1-2). “What will come next?” could be a test question, but a wider perspective tells...