Describe one habit that brings you joy. Every morning that I am home, I arise with my wife and while she is gone on a walk with our dog, I make breakfast. It is simple fare; we share oatmeal and coffee together. I am thankful as I measure out the water and then set it … Continue reading Making Breakfast
Category: Prompts
The Great Unfolding
What are you most excited about for the future? I am most excited to live in an evolutionary universe. As part of what is new every moment, I get to be a part of what is slowly being revealed. One of my favorite scientists and mystics of the twentieth-century wrote: Above all, trust in the … Continue reading The Great Unfolding
What is ethical?
Daily writing promptWhat are you most worried about for the future?View all responses There is no future, only now. Having said that, the biggest challenge I see for humanity in our little corner of the universe is that our ethical understanding is not keeping apace with technological advancement. We can now keep people's bodies alive … Continue reading What is ethical?
Patterns of Living
Daily writing promptWhat are your daily habits?View all responses Participation. I begin my day with preparing and sharing breakfast. It is the opportunity to participate in the lives of those I love. I get to offer a bit of myself and time to feed family (sometimes other guests, too!) and prepare them for the day. … Continue reading Patterns of Living
Books Seem Magical
List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? My initial response to the question: whatever book I read next! I have long looked at the acquisition of knowledge as the key to unlock some unknown magic of self-discovery or universal wholeness or Who-God-Is. Whatever that next book, it will surely, almost certainly, … Continue reading Books Seem Magical
Afraid of embarrassment
What fears have you overcome and how? I have spent a lifetime trying to avoid being embarrassed. Maybe not a lifetime really. Just since I was six which was some time ago. I was at a neighbor's house for dinner when something I said left me being the source of everyone else's laughter; only what … Continue reading Afraid of embarrassment
Stop!
How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen? I begin every morning with a sit, a time to meditate and listen to myself. I can feel when I am out of sorts and it has actually helped me tune in to that reality not just in … Continue reading Stop!
A Little of This
Daily writing promptWhat jobs have you had?View all responses My first job was cutting grass. That was over four decades ago. I counted inventory for three Christmas seasons at a hardware warehouse and worked in a men's clothing store. They each gave me some spending money and an experience of what it is to work … Continue reading A Little of This
Reconnecting
Do you practice religion? Religion is from the Latin ‘religare’ meaning to bind together, perhaps even to re-bind. In many ways that is what I am learning to practice. I began a long journey of “binding together” (practicing religion) as a follower of the path of Jesus. In the early days of that journey, I … Continue reading Reconnecting
Let’s Get Real
Daily writing promptWhat quality do you value most in a friend?View all responses The best friends I have are authentic. They let me see them and in turn I let them see me. This is probably the most challenging quality because authenticity requires risk and trust, trust and risk. Those are qualities that seem missing … Continue reading Let’s Get Real
Infinitely Precious 