In the Eye of God

"i want... first of all...to be at peace with myself.

i want a singleness of eye...a purity of intention...

a central core to my life that will enable me to 

carry out these obligations and activities as well

as i can. i want...in fact...to borrow from the

language of the saints...to live "in grace" as much

of the time as possible. by grace i mean an inner

harmony...essentially spiritual...which can be

translated into outward harmony. i would like to

achieve a state of inner spiritual grace from

which i could function and give as i was meant

to in the eye of God."

The Wilderness in the Mind

 "it is not physical solitude that actually separates one

from others...not physical isolation...but spiritual

isolation. it is not the desert island nor the stony

wilderness that cuts you from the people you love.

it is the wilderness in the mind...the desert wastes

in the heart through which one wanders lost and

a stranger. when one is a stranger to oneself then

one is estranged from others too. if one is out of 

touch with oneself...then one cannot touch others.

only when one is connected to one's own core is

one connected to others. and...for me...the core...

the inner spring...can best be refound through

solitude."