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To: The Choir Master and Choir MistressFrom: Michael DoneDate: 31 October 2023Subject: 71st birthday performance (Nov 5)
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Portals to the Present
A little collection of things I’m trying to turn into habits. They offer me simple portals to the present – generally a good and wise place to locate myself. They’re not rules, they’re guidelines. It can take some discernment to … Continue reading
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Not Interested
A two week retreat in Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh’s acclaimed Zen practice centre in France, helped me see more clearly what I’m really interested in. It also revealed many things I’m seriously not interested in. If it’s true for you, as is it for me, that there are many things you are not interested in, then you just might be interested in this little diary entry … Continue reading
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Wings to Fly
When I was young, barely an adult, I lost my dearest friend before he’d had time to blossom, before he’d found wings to fly. We so loved one another. I still miss him after all these decades. And I still … Continue reading
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Beautiful Backslider
A Christian friend of mine from way back, Geoff, posted on Facebook recently: “The older I get, the more convinced I am that Christianity is true. Where do you sit and why?” As it turns out, I’m what’s called a … Continue reading
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Creed
Today I decided to write out a personal creed, though ‘creed’ feels far too grandiose a term. All I’m really doing here is putting words to a few of the things I do and don’t believe in the area of spirituality. Interestingly, I’m finding it quite a raw but exhilarating experience to come out and say these things. You might like to try it too. Continue reading
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The One Promise
There’s only one promise you should ever make. It’s a promise to yourself and it’s to live a life you love. Continue reading
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The Story of Me – A Brief Autobiography
Once upon a time, on a small-ish planet called Earth, my little life began. I was born as a human, bigger than a porcupine, smaller than a cow, faster than a caterpillar, slower than a horse. Continue reading
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Advice to my 14-Year-Old Self
Advice to My 14-Year-Old Self: I know you don’t fit easily into this world. The truth, my love, is that most of us don’t. But most of us surrender to the world and turn ourselves into people who do fit. And then we no longer fit into ourselves. And, as we grow older, this makes us miserable and insane. Continue reading
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