The Dreaming of the Sands
We can examine the sinew and bones of experience for their secrets, but it may be that the mystery of time is to be...
Tag: understanding
A New Room, Resting at the Starting Gate
We just brought home a new room, which is now sitting in our driveway. While the sunroom extension at the back of our brick...
Cells Unite
I’m just one cell, reporting in from the field. Things are quiet for the moment, but the rumblings of animosity between various factions seems...
Wind-Tossed Trees
“The moment we resolve to invite knowledge into our lives, we have already activated it. Do we wish to live a life rich...
Four Approaches to the Gate of Understanding
Learning Opportunities Missed There once was a boy in Pointe Claire Who in high school would often just stare When asked any question He’d...
The MS Fall (a poem by Ken McKeon)
The Rhythm of Rising and Falling It feels so much better to recognize something we can do with challenging issues, than to document our...
Building a Bridge while walking across it
My apologies go out to anyone who logs on here hoping to read something original, interesting, or useful. I persist in writing something here...
An Open Secret
I sometimes imagine that I have been let in on a secret about the meaning and purpose of human life—but that I only have...
A Rising Tide
Last week I met with some fellow writers, as I do twice a month. Looking back, I find myself wondering why it felt especially...
The Heartbeat of Praise
“And may mind, wearied and weakened In this fictitious being so full of karmic actions and emotions, today find comfort and ease.” “Kindly Bent...