Tag Archives: God
Wes Odell (1949-2012)
When I got the word that Wes had slipped over to the other side of things (one of the ways I like to think of death), the force with which my stomach leapt into my throat surprised me. I haven’t talked … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Friends
Breakthrough
This morning, I wish I was a poet. I’m sitting in the middle of an experience that’s hard to describe, and yet, it couldn’t be simpler. To put it into words seems ridiculous. It reminds me of the day my … Continue reading
Filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Faith and Art, Ideas, Poetry, Spirituality, Writing
Meditations on Malick’s “The Tree of Life”
I’ve been hearing about this film for awhile. ”You’ll either love it, or hate it,” people told me. A few people who know me pretty well figured it would be my kind of movie. Anjie travels, and I’d been … Continue reading
Filed under Film and Television, Photography, Spirituality
…Which Held All Possibilities
“Each sentence hung over an abyssal ocean or sky which held all possibilities, as well as the possibility of nothing.” Writing used to be a sensual joy. It’s more pounding now, more churning out material, wondering how to not get … Continue reading
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The Unmerited Grace of the Work
“At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your heart, your back, your brain, and then–and only then–it is … Continue reading
Filed under Beauty, Faith and Art, Spirituality, Writing
