Tonight I was staring up into a dark sky full of stars. They were bright points of light and they were plentiful. Orion and the Big Dipper. Mars shining in that peculiar way Mars does. And it was glorious. But then, after not that many minutes had passed, I...
Sometimes I ponder random things while staring up at the night sky. Tonight’s random pondering was centered on how incomprehensibly huge the Universe is. For example, from where I sit it seems like our planet Earth is pretty big. It takes three or four days of...
For the past couple of months I have had the good fortune of staying with some friends while I’ve been looking for a place to live in my newly adopted city. It has been a huge gift and I am incredibly grateful. They are good people, kind and generous. Their...
Black or white. Either/or. All or nothing. Win or lose. On or off. The list goes on and on. You get the idea. It’s binary thinking that keeps me from enjoying the full-spectrum life I’ve been given. I have come a long way in recent years with regard to how I see...
Yesterday evening a friend reminded me about a sermon I once preached in which I quoted from a variety of mystic poets. I hadn't thought about that sermon in a long time, so it was fun to look it up and revisit it. It was originally preached early in January, but...
I try to make a contribution in this world of ours by noticing bits and pieces of beauty, awe, and wonder - and then finding ways to share it with others, in the hopes of spreading it about. Mostly I do that with photos and poetry, but occasionally some other ways...
This morning I had an interesting memory pop up while making breakfast. That prompted a smile, followed quickly by an insight. After the water came to a boil I dropped the oatmeal into the pot, followed by the raisins. I like to cook the raisins with the oatmeal so...
Today was a new experience for me. Off and on for several years I have pondered the possibility, but today was the day I decided to actually do it. I intentionally spent Thanksgiving by myself. Except that I wasn’t by myself, because I was surrounded by the...
On this day set aside for giving thanks, I am spending it with all those in my life who matter to me. It’s a pretty long list. And yet they all fit around the table, because, as it turns out, there is an immense (immeasurable?) amount of room for such connection...
