Names or Numbers? – July 27, 2021
“To write a story is an act of Naming; in reading about a protagonist I can grow along with, I am more named. And we live in a world which would reduce us to our social security numbers. Area codes, zip codes, credit card codes, all take precedence over our names. Our signatures already mean […]
Rejoice – Feb. 26, 2021
“Jesus said, Rejoice and be exceedingly glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets before you. Then, feel at the peak of everything and be extremely moved, for your natural abundance, already in the cosmos, has multiplied all around you (from the blows on your heart);Do everything extreme, including […]
A Point Beyond Space – Aug. 5, 2019
“Our soul makes constant noise, but it has a silent place we never hear. When the silence of God enters us, pierces our soul and joins its silent secret place, then God is our treasure and our heart. And space opens before us like a fruit that breaks in two. Then we see the Universe […]
Peel Away – July 6, 2018
“I know as I create this meal there is another cooking going on. It too, is all motion, all process—an inner transformation. Help me to give myself away as easily as this carrot, this new potato. I want my layers to peel away like the onion’s. I want to be as empty and clean as […]