The 60-Second Sabbath

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  • The Random Pen

    My pen, I realize,has made its own stray marks on the pageas I dozed off–stray marksor a cryptic messagefrom my subconscious? Some do look like letters–perhaps even words;decipherable,with an imaginative stretch:perhaps"let go,"or,"less goo,"or,"left again." Maybe the ambiguity is intentional,and whatever… Continue reading

  • All Is Metaphor

    All is metaphor.God,the Divine,the Transcendent,Truth(however you choose to define and labelthat which is beyond us)surrounds us,ready to lead, guide, teach. All of life is metaphor if you'll open to it. See the way the puppy looksto its ownerwith frustration, immediacy, adoration?So… Continue reading

  • The Saints

    I read the lives of the saints.I ask, "What do I do with this knowledge–this sacrifice,this willingness to suffer for the sake of others,to release all for a leap into the unknown?" And the answer comes to me,"It's not what… Continue reading

  • New York City View, May, 2002

    We view the pastonly through the lens of the present.Can we trust this perspective? In the photo below,that which is modernshapes our vision of that which is oldas the sleek glass of a contemporary skyscraperreflects classic New York architecture.Only a… Continue reading

  • Core Word #6: Wonder

    I never want to lose my sense of wonder:    an infant's impossibly tiny, swirl-tipped fingers;    hand-in-hand fireworks over a visionary, hope-filled land;    colored lights glowing in a tree laden with history and promise;    sweet agony and triumph in Beethoven's 5th;    a heart-popping poem by Mary… Continue reading