Reality, Part 2 "Real isn't how you are made... It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."[1] Traditionally and irrationally, we often expect something or someone to be unchanging and reliable in order … Continue reading Reality, Part 2
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Reality
Reality “Eternal life is the realization that the present is the only reality.” Alan Watts[1] What is reality? Or more fundamentally, “What is real?” Is what we see, touch, taste, hear, or smell real? What we think? Are past memories or future plans real? The question arises out of our desire to know, to be … Continue reading Reality
Matter and Energy, Part 7
Matter and Energy, Part 7 “We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are souls dressed up in biochemical garments and our bodies are the instruments through which our souls play the music.” Albert Einstein (1856-1943)[1] In an attempt to bring this 7-week exploration of … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 7
Matter and Energy, Part 6
Matter and Energy, Part 6 “We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are souls dressed up in biochemical garments and our bodies are the instruments through which our souls play the music.” Albert Einstein (1856-1943)[1] What follows is an exploration about which I feel … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 6
Matter and Energy, Part 5
Matter and Energy, Part 5 “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Quote attributed to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). What follows is part of an exploration about which I feel abundantly curious but poorly equipped to elucidate. I may express some aspects inaccurately, but the … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 5
Matter and Energy, Part 4
Matter and Energy, Part 4 “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Quote attributed to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). What follows is part of an exploration about which I feel abundantly curious and poorly equipped. I likely will get some details wrong, but the foundational … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 4
Matter and Energy, Part 3
Matter and Energy, Part 3 “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Quote attributed to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) What follows is part of an exploration about which I feel abundantly curious and poorly equipped. I likely will get some parts wrong, but the foundational … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 3
Matter and Energy, Part 2
Matter and Energy, Part 2 “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Quote attributed to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). This essay is one part of an exploration about which I feel abundantly curious and poorly equipped. I may get some particulars wrong, but the foundational … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 2
Matter and Energy
Matter and Energy “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Quote attributed to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). I am embarking on an exploration about which I feel insatiably curious and inadequately equipped. I will likely get some particulars wrong, but the foundational concepts I will … Continue reading Matter and Energy
The Present Moment, Part 5
The Present Moment, Part 5 You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope. Thomas Merton Figure 1 is the two-dimensional representation I … Continue reading The Present Moment, Part 5
Contemplating Grace 