In his book The Seven Storey Mountain Thomas Merton wrote … But then there was this shadow, this double, this writer who had followed me into the cloister…. He rides my shoulders, sometimes, like the old man of the sea. I cannot lose him…. He is full of ideas. He breathes notions and new schemes. [...]
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The Writer On My Shoulder
Posted in Book Reviews, Communication, Seasons, Self-examination, Writing, tagged life balance, spiritual life, thomas merton, writers, Writing on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Summer’s Burning Herself Out
Posted in Seasons, Self-examination, Time on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know how it is where you are, but here in Texas, summer is burning herself out. Not that she’s lost all her fire. Five days out of six, she can still bully us back into our air-conditioned homes and offices. But the end is beginning. An occasional cool breeze filters through the [...]
