Few books have left a mark on my life like Colin Wilson's "The Outsider."
It sparked my exploration of the mind and truly spoke to my feelings of being unlike those around me. Discover my journey at: https://lonepilgrim.substack.com/p/the-outsider

While this seems like eons ago, for many of us, it is still fresh in our minds. 

The ability to revive the feeling of carefree play may seem dormant, but surely it is worth reviving.

https://open.substack.com/pub/lonepilgrim/p/mystic-nature

https://open.substack.com/pub/lonepilgrim/p/buddhist-temple-in-the-heart-of-texas

I've read that this is a common complaint of university professors!

I took my creative walk early this morning. (walking while watching thoughts for the ideas being generated)

This is what greeted me. I stopped. Thoughts abated. "Isness" filled me. 

This scene is key to the deepening of spiritual life.

(from The Razor's Edge - 1984)

The beauty of nature is expressed in a soap bubble as it freezes. 

Can human creativity match this? 


The simplest objects can yield such interesting images. 

It's obvious what this is. But I recall my eye was drawn to the glow above and below. 

Reflections that were not reflected...