062025 – the ordinary is never ordinary.
I’m leaving in a few days for an epic long walk – the West Highland Way in Scotland. Five days, 96 miles of pilgrimage walking,… Read More »062025 – the ordinary is never ordinary.
Everyday Life
A Visit to Niagara Falls (and a poem)
“There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” This is a well-worn quote from Wendell Berry, and I… Read More »A Visit to Niagara Falls (and a poem)
New Drawing, Encroachment (and an encouragement from Edward Abbey)
“It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here.“ I… Read More »New Drawing, Encroachment (and an encouragement from Edward Abbey)
On Apocalypses
Well that was a shit election. I didn’t need to watch the needle – last evening’s downcast faces told me all I needed to know.… Read More »On Apocalypses
Wisdom
What is wisdom? How do we discern when we are receiving wisdom that will help us in our lives?
A visitation from gentle water
“Let the rain kiss you Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops Let the rain sing you a lullaby The rain… Read More »A visitation from gentle water
Spiritual Guidance – A Travelogue
“…always the question comes back to a central question: how is the Divine wooing us, calling us into deeper and deeper intimacy?”[1] John Mabry We… Read More »Spiritual Guidance – A Travelogue
All moments are key moments
Frederick Buechner, from Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation: “Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom… Read More »All moments are key moments
A Roadmap of The Dying Self
Oil on canvas, 30” x 40” x 1.5”, completed in late 2020. The painting is my transformation; my listening companion. A frankenstein of my longings… Read More »A Roadmap of The Dying Self
Breath, Step, Draw, Repeat
I’ve been training for a couple of years in becoming a Facilitator in Interspiritual Meditation – a universal seven-step practice that was developed as a… Read More »Breath, Step, Draw, Repeat