A Reflection on Time, Purpose, and Quiet Continuance Part II: Continuance Stillness, in these years, acquires a deeper meaning. What appears outwardly as withdrawal may inwardly be a fuller engagement. Ancient wisdom has always hinted at this paradox: there is action in inaction, and inaction in action. A slower pace allows attention to deepen. OneContinue reading “At Seventy-Three Part-II”
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At Seventy-Three-Part I
A Reflection on Time, Purpose, and Quiet Continuance Part I: The Clearing There comes a time in life when celebration yields, almost instinctively, to stillness. One does not resist the passing of years, nor does one hurry to greet what remains. One pauses instead, —listening for what silence, newly audible, might now be asking. Seventy-threeContinue reading “At Seventy-Three-Part I”
The Day After Birthday
(As Remebered by a very serious 8-year old) Yesterday, I was a king.A crowned sovereign in socks. A boy whose slightest wish was law — whether it was ice cream for breakfast or full control of the TV remote. People smiled at me for no reason. My parents laughed at my jokes — even the onesContinue reading “The Day After Birthday”
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