resting
The hardest thing about having been raised by alcoholics is the hyper-vigilence inherent in daily life. It is like having a computer program running 24/7 which drains the computer of…
trimming the bonsai
Yesterday I talked on skype with a new friend late into the night. He helped me form the tree of my life. Trimming this tree must have been a job. …
Stewardship Sermon: Amos on Integrity
The thing I love about real relationships is that they can get fiery. There are some people in my circle of acquaintances with whom I am always polite and…
emeralds and truth
Emeralds grow out of quartz crystal. They grow. I cannot begin to understand it. The bright green emerges from the grey stone and does so in the pressure and fire…
three poisons
(photo: Three flower prayer ropes on ice -a Thailand flower market) In Buddhism as in Christianity and so many other religious traditions, three of the great poisons in life are…
self-compassion
One of the things one learns in a monastery is that each day and each experience and each person in our lives is playing a role in our conversion into…
“abide with me”
Sometimes when the inside of the cathedral is a bit crazy, I find myself on the roof. There I find the bees hard at work and I linger, with the…
Intelligences
There are some who are blessed with great intelligence. Einstein is one, Michelangelo also comes to mind with a different, but just as powerful intelligence. I have had professors with…
the story of our lives ’till their end
In a week's time, there will be an opening of a pottery exhibition at Edge Gallery on the evening of Friday, November 7th in which 20 funeral vases will…
loving what really is
Minding our thoughts and protecting the world around us from their darker shades of grey is an essential tool in bringing peace to our world, person by person, family by…