A Moment to Meditate: On the Fire… Within

  I recorded this fire while visiting the Oconaluftee Indian Village last summer.  That entire experience – the drive there from Asheville, the cultural guides/historic interpreters/demonstrations, and the drive back – had me… Meditating on the fire: Of a people, Of a history, Of a place, Of a strength, Of a pain, Of a healing,… Read More A Moment to Meditate: On the Fire… Within

A Moment to Meditate: Poetry for Encouragement

Invictus by William Ernest Henley   Out of the night that covers me,       Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be       For my unconquerable soul.   In the fell clutch of circumstance       I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance       My head is bloody, but… Read More A Moment to Meditate: Poetry for Encouragement