Author Archives: Bob Patrick
Change–And Covid
This Covid thing. It has rearranged our human landscape in life and death terms. It has rattled our formal and informal ways of being together. It has required “business as usual” in all forms of human business to rethink itself … Continue reading
Look at the Clouds
One of the most ancient ways that human beings have sought direction and guidance is through reading the clouds. We have all probably participated in some form of cloud reading. Especially on a day with some sky showing and some … Continue reading
How Do I Do That?
“How do I do that?” It’s a question that, as a parent and sometimes as a teacher, I learned to listen for. It usually came from one of our three children as they reached some place in growing up and … Continue reading
Unseen Courage
If we could see what was going on underneath the surface of each other’s lives, we would be stunned at how much courage we exercise each day. Action packed movies with their unstoppable heroines and heroes impress upon us that … Continue reading
Feeling Courageous
Courageous people almost never feel that they are courageous. It’s one of the oddities of human experience. We can all probably identify people in our lives whom we consider to be courageous. We know what they have been up against. … Continue reading
The Courage of Relationships
The Pathway of Courage Bob Patrick October 2022 The Courage of Relationships Relation is the essence of everything that exists. Meister Ekhart Individualism is embedded in the American psyche. We want our own space, our own time, our hamburgers our … Continue reading
Be Your Note
God picks up the reed-flute world and blows. Each note is a need coming through one of of us, A passion, a longing-pain. Remember the lips where the wind-breath originated, And let your note be clear. Don’t try to end … Continue reading