Noticing
I feel the pressure of accepting coffee cake because the barista is enthused about it. And so it begins. I want a day without pressure. I want a day that is kep...
Category: Spirituality
Peace Pilgrim
"On January 1, 1953, at age 44, Mildred Norman Ryder adopted the name Peace Pilgrim, put on a pair of canvas sneakers, donned dark blue slacks, blouse, and...
Mercy mixed in
By a bus stop on Saanich road we set up our furniture. A sofa, arm chairs, a pole lamp–humped through the sagging front door of our listing bungalow, carr...
Be with those who help your being
Yesterday I again came upon the thirteenth century Sufi, Jalal al-Din Rumi. My encounter with him was through the book "The Islamist"–which is E...