The 60-Second Sabbath

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  • The Journey

    The unnamed destinationyou long formay, in fact,be the step you're taking now.  Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • The Woman of the Woods

    She always says thingsI don't want to hear: "Your most signficant questsare always the hardest.Perseverancedemonstratesworthiness.Your destination will tasteall the sweeterfor the hardship." And with that,she pulled the hood of her cloak,back up over her graying hair,and disappeared among the pines.… Continue reading

  • The Greater Longing

    That thingyou desire(person or place or state of mind)–representsa truer, deeper desire. What we wantis but a glimmerof what we want. That person,that place,that state of mind–what is the greater longingwaiting beyond, within? Seek that. Text and image © 2013… Continue reading

  • The Pursuit of Happiness

    Ironically,happiness stands a chancewhen you don't make happiness your goal. Let me say it another way: Happiness is attainableonly when you stop seeking it. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • The Compass

    She used to own a compass…perhaps now packed awaywith her old Girl Scout stuff–a sash, some badges, a plastic lanyard, an empty cookie box. Now she'd simply lost her way.On which side of the tree does the moss grow?On which… Continue reading