Hello friends, As I look back on my three books on aging and my memoir, Taking a Long Road Home, I realize that this whole writing enterprise has been about searching inwardly on the contemplative path to live more creatively and spiritually. In a society that urges older folk into ever more outward action, my […]
Hello friends, In the first chapter of the Tao Te Ching, we are told that the invisible ultimate is present in its manifestations. The sacred infuses the secular. Or, in the voice of Simone Weil, the world is the language of God. I become more convinced of this reality, especially while meditating. As an elder, […]
Hello friends, Thich Nhat Hanh has died, age 95. His teachings have been very much a part of my spiritual journey. I called my fourth book of poetry “Interbeing,” his own term of inter-connectedness, to honor Thich Nhat Hanh’s lifetime of work. It was during a 1966 trip that he first met Dr. Martin Luther […]
Hello friends, here is a poem from “Chewing Down My Barn,” my second book of poems [2014]. While I’m thankful for all family and friends, and institutions that helped me along the way, “A Thanksgiving for Strangeness” underscores gratitude for the mysteries of eastern and western modes of spirituality that shape my meditations in old […]
Hello friends, the work of Martin Luther King Jr. continues to inspire us in the face of today’s challenges. The simple, daily things we do to encourage universal brotherhood are just as important as the words of great leaders. Thanks, Gene