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Of Dreams and Treasure

Pursuing the dream, we stumble upon the treasure. Will we recognize the value of that which is more valuable than the dream? We sail west looking for a short cut to India, and run into the New World. And see it, not as a treasure, but as a barrier to the dream, and keep lookingContinue reading “Of Dreams and Treasure”

Stay on the Beam!

The spiritual quest is the search for that which brings us to life, for that which grounds us in, and opens us to, life—connecting us with what is meaningful for us. It all comes down to getting our heart together with our life! We spend our life looking for life. Life lies all about usContinue reading “Stay on the Beam!”

Right Belief

Thich Nhat Hanh believes that we should eat an orange in a certain way in order to be mindful of the experience of eating the orange. You know by now that mindfulness is the cornerstone of my approach to life, living and being alive. “Mindfulness leads the way.” I use that phrase as much asContinue reading “Right Belief”

The Freedom to Be Here Now

We have been hearing from quantum physics over the recent past about the fluid nature of apparent reality, and how we invest facts and experience with meaning which colors the facts and the experience, becomes inseparable from them, and makes them into something more than they were by themselves, before we became involved with them.Continue reading “The Freedom to Be Here Now”

The Bible as Mirror, Map and Metaphor

The last time the world ended, only a few thousand of us survived. That’s probably the way it will be the next time the world ends. The world has ended at least five times (Near extinctions, the experts call it) since it evolved to the point where we would recognize a beginning and an end.Continue reading “The Bible as Mirror, Map and Metaphor”

Blurbs

This is a collection of my book blurbs publicizing the titles available in my Kindle Collection on Amazon. They sell for $2.99 apiece. If you don’t want to spring for the purchase price, all of these books are available for free on this site, and I hope you enjoy exploring the options here. This isContinue reading “Blurbs”

One Minute Monologues 061

November 26, 2020 — December 29, 2020 11/26/2020 — Abbott Lake 09/27/2011 — Peaks of Otter, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bedford, Virginia What does thinking about sexkeep us from thinking aboutif we weren’t thinking about sex? What will Artificial Intelligencethink aboutwhen it progresses to the pointof being self-replicating,self-reproducing? It seems (to me)that thinking about sexis ourContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 061”

One Minute Monologues 060

October 27, 2020 — November 25, 2020 10/27/2020 — Monument Valley Sunrise 09/25/2007 — Monument Valley Tribal Park, Utah/Arizona Reframe the things you are ashamed of–your liabilities are assets unknown. Joseph Campbell said,“Where you stumble and fall,there lies the treasure!” Is it a weakness,or is it a strength?Is it better to winor to lose?Is itContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 060”

The 22-Acre Woods Project 04

01/29/2019 — A Walk in the Woods 2018-12 01 Panorama — The 22-acre Woods, Indian Land, South Carolina, December 31, 2018 Every living thingdoes its thingas well as it canwithin the time and place,terms and conditions,nature and circumstancesof its life,as long as it lives,until it dies. That is the deal. It is our contract withContinue reading “The 22-Acre Woods Project 04”

The 22-Acre Woods Project 03

01/05/2019 — A Stream Runs Through It 2019-01 Panorama — The Glen on the Edge of the 22-acre Woods, Indian Land, South Carolina, January 4, 2019 There is nothing to say beyond what needs to be said, nothing to do beyond what needs to be done, nowhere to be beyond where we need to be,Continue reading “The 22-Acre Woods Project 03”