Returning
I am not lookingto be certain. I have seenhow quickly certaintycan become a wall. And how easilywe forget one another,each of us alonein what we think we know. NowI find myself drawntoward something quieter. Not a conclusion. Not a victory. Not even an answer. Only a remembering. As if beneaththe noise and division, beneath fearand […]
In This Quiet
In This Quiet by Chuck Craytor I breathe into the stillness,where thoughts drift like leaves on waterand the current carries what I no longer need. The light does not need to be just right.I do not need to find the focal point.All that is necessaryis right here, now. Hear the still point of this moment—not […]
Meditations on Peace
This moment of calm, a breath inside my chest, stone resting in stream. —– Children of Gaza, where can peace take root for you? Dust covers the ground. —– The heart, a doorway, sometimes only for an instant, opens into light. —– Amid the chaos I do not force peace to come— I wait, and […]
A Practice For Troubled Times
Pause for a moment. Gaze into this scene from nature, and as you gaze upon this scene, notice. Be attentive and aware of the detail, color, and context. Name what you see:A rock sitting in the middle of a creek.Water surrounds the stone in stillness.Forest shadows resting upon the water.Branches covered in green moss. Please […]