Finding our way to The Way one situation at a time. I don't know how great it will be, but I expect it will be interesting, and I look forward to it going on past all reason because wonder is just that way. Are you coming or not?
Fall in the Mountains — Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone, North Carolina
There are books I think everyone should read and refer to throughout the time left for living.
A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living, by Diane K. Osbon Note: There are two books by the same title out, this is the oldest and the best in my opinion. I don't know if it is still in print, so used bookstores may be your best bet.
Focusing, by Gene (Or Eugene) Gendlin
The Radical Acceptance of Everything, by Ann Weiser Cornell
Teaching as a Subversive Activity, by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Tao of Zen,by Ray Grigg
The Wisdom of Your Dreams: Using Dreams to Tap into Your Unconscious and Transform Your Life, By Jeremy Taylor
I'm surprised there aren't more than this, and these seven books will tell you all you need to know about me.
I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing.
I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.
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