Song I
Understanding needs love. Love needs understanding.
Spirituality
Butch
In a small New Hampshire town, there was a man who had an absolute love for pheasants. The locals looked at him farcically as he was a brawny, rough-hewn truck driver who paradoxically spoke of […]
Champions
A number of years ago, a great Olympian faced his final challenge in attempting to reach the Olympics. While three times he had participated in the games, the stresses of the trials never subside. It […]
On the Water
It is a glorious morning. The water of the bay ripples and glints in the sun, and the grass fringing the beach and the estuary furls and unfurls in the breeze. On the other […]
I Did Not See
Blessed are those who have the gift of sight. But in order to see, the seer must first see the seer.
A Legend of Mistakes
A young man went off to fight in a battle he could not win. So many had already died over endless years of tragic sacrifice, a cost perhaps too high for the pretense of peace. […]
Blessed Unrest
We return home from protests and marches with hundreds of thousands of people rebuking Trump’s vision of America. But to hang this rage only on Trump is to miss the larger point that this has […]
Learning and Language
If one wants to learn about the nature of power, learn the language of the oppressor. If one wants to learn about the nature of life, learn the language of the oppressed. The guileful will […]
To Her Last Breath
When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real. I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened, or full of argument. I […]
Thanksgiving 2016
I am grateful for all the people who worked so hard to bring clarity to this world in 2016. For only with our endless pursuit of clarity will we ever find clear love.
Gnostic Green 