Spiritual Practices

For years, depth was a foreign country I never visited. I had read books about it. I had seen pictures. I listened to other people describe their own visits to the Depth; what they had done, seen, and tasted. I had heard a lot about the Depth, but I was not convinced that I would

I have a strong ability to focus. I spend a lot of time focusing on things outside myself. I tend to focus on my goals, or on obstacles to achieving them. I focus on what I set out to accomplish, on things I hope to acquire, on taking the steps that I see leading where

The ocean makes a deep impression on me. I grew up in a place where there were more fields of productive farmland, as far as the eyes could see, with occasional farm buildings, than oceans. The woods and the lakes were great, and cities were amazing, but there was no ocean. The first time I

There have been times when I was content to skim along the surface. It is not that I wanted to give up the Depth and all it offers, now and forever. It is more that the Depth can be so overwhelming, so all encompassing. The Depth is always with us, everywhere, all around us and

I tend to be a fairly focused person. My focus is often on taking the next step. There are times, though, when I work with people who tend to get caught up in the grandeur and romance of the big picture. They paint with broad strokes. There is great deal of drama in how they see

We live in a time of deep disturbance. There are wars and rumors of wars. Governments rise and fall. Natural disasters shake our well-organized lives with storms and droughts, snow and waves. The ground shakes beneath our feet. Our connection to the Depth in our lives comes loose from its moorings. We struggle to put

I am a person of focus. One of those personality tests tells me that focus is one of my strongest qualities. I rely on focus often, sometimes too often. I recognize that there are times when I focus because I intend to focus. I pay attention. I concentrate. I commit more and more of my