Glastonbury Well In the last few weeks, I have been drawn away from my current work in progress by other concerns and obligations, the day job, friends, family, and whatnot. Drawn away as we all are from what we do by the flow of life all around us. Much of being a writer is …
Sometimes it is hard to find the spark of the Muse. When day to day life gets in the way of art, as it so often does, we search in vain for that spark of divine fire, for the voices of our characters, to lead us back into our work, back into the joy of …
A new year is beginning, and once again I find myself on the cusp of the unknown. I suppose we always ask ourselves what the new year will bring. More of the same? Or will we take a new, unknown path, and change our lives? The joy of living is that we can always …
First published on Mary Sharratt’s beautiful website, Viriditas. “The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.†His Holiness, the Dalai Lama We get to choose whether or not to be light bringers. In every moment, whatever actions we take, …
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXouRAxA7kE[/youtube] Sometimes, when I’m sitting at my desk, writing about another world, I long to see a little more of this one. Today is one of those days. So I dove into my video archive, and found this view of Canaan Valley in West Virginia. Sometimes the mountain really can come to you.