Author: calledtobealive

Shoes Off I took my shoes offThat I like Moses might stand on Holy groundPondering softly the call of I Am I but an atom In a single grain of […]

In earlier working yearsI had a plaque on my desk that read:“God be in my mind and in my learning” Now in later life that same sayingis in my heart, […]

After a walk with a friend on a Fort Eby trail,I was reminded of a little book by Thich Nhat Hanhon how to walk, practicing awareness of Love’s energy that […]

While never a stunt horse riderlike Liberty Cunningham as a teen,I did ride a train to Seattle just out of high school And for this boy from a small town […]

“The Child’s Toys and the Old Man’s ReasonsAre the fruits of Two seasons” -William Blake

I visited Egil at Maple Ridge Senior Living today. Born in Norway 92 years ago, he came to America to fish. And while his mind may be on its way […]

Forty-five years ago on Sunday, July 20thI was ordained at St John’s Lutheran, Preston, Iowafor work as a pastor in the Church If asked today what I have learnedfrom over […]

In 1970 and for the past ten yearswe harmonized with waves of ocean songon the Pacific North Oregon Coast Gib (my Gibson guitar) and Ihave been companions making musicsince graduation […]

I put a ring of gold with an amber stone on my aging hand, a sign to help align with Life’s rhythm for my ripening On walks in Brenden Woods […]

In biblical termsI’ve lived a full lifewhile my grandson Kàllan is just getting started Blessed with more days for conscious elderingI find myself asking, what will I be, what will […]