It’s the middle of autumn. November. A wintry wind has been whirling around my world the last week or so. This wind knocked the power out twice within a week, which was less than pleasant for me. A power outage is a very reliable trigger for me, one that ramps my anxiety from 0-60 in a fraction of a second. And yet, somehow I got through it, less anxious than I expected.

So, I recently received an email about my book Darkwater, gushing with praise for my work. The emailer invited me to let Darkwater be a part of a book club where thousands of readers would read it and give Amazon reviews. Thousands of Amazon reviews (at least if they're positive) is a very good thing to an author -- it can bump the book way up in the algorithm that shows potential readers and buyers books they might enjoy.

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

When I walk labyrinths, I usually prefer to do it alone. It’s a private, individual experience for me. Just me and the labyrinth. And God. And my shadow side. But no other people. It feels alone, but not lonely. On those occasions when there’s someone walking nearby, or in the vicinity, it feels strange, awkward. I feel somehow vulnerable when I’m walking a labyrinth, like that person might be judging me for doing something so odd.

Before arriving at this labyrinth, I got a traffic citation for failing to follow New York’s “Move Over Law,” a law I hadn’t been aware of. I encourage you to read my retelling of that experience before reading the rest of this post. It provides vital context. After receiving that ticket, I spiraled. For the next hour, I felt miserable, heading toward suicidal.

A few weeks ago, on a Friday, I began a labyrinthine journey without knowing it. Fridays are my weekly days off, and I sometimes stay at home all day, reading, playing video games, doing a few chores. On other Fridays, I get itchy to travel, and I get in my car and just go somewhere. Some days that leads me to labyrinths.

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

About two months ago, I made a decision. I was very unhappy with my current weight, and I was also concerned about my blood pressure, which I couldn’t seem to get under control even with medication. So my decision was to change my diet, effective immediately. I’ve lost weight in the past; at least three times in my adult life, I’ve gone on a weight-loss program that helped me lose forty pounds or more.

Dear Feryl, I can remember your funeral. I was there, and while I don’t remember many of the details, one in particular stands out. I’ve never forgotten that detail – the detail that you were there – you sang at your own funeral. You always had such a beautiful singing voice, and I remember hearing your tenor through the speakers in the church, praising God in the words of “What Wondrous Love Is This.” I think, though I’m not sure anymore, that I was the one who pressed play on the cassette that day to play it through the sound system.

In my last post, I wrote about how I stopped writing publicly last November. I claimed that the initial reason was my grief at the election of Donald Trump to a second term as President. Over time, I began to feel that if I started writing again, that writing had to change. I began to think that I had to write like a…

When Donald Trump won the presidency for the second time, in November 2024, I grieved. I grieved because I believed that his re-election meant that white supremacy had prevailed. That transphobia and homophobia had prevailed. That Christian nationalism had prevailed. All these inhuman things. I use the word inhuman deliberately, because all these things are about dehumanizing people, taking away the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…

The author reflects on their two decades of walking labyrinths as spiritual tools, sharing experiences from a recent visit to a familiar labyrinth that evoked memories from 2007. They emphasize the significance of practice in personal growth, revealing insights gained from walking, exploring balance, and the process of continual learning in life and faith.

For at least twenty years, I have enjoyed walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. For the past seven years, I’ve been walking labyrinths throughout the northeastern United States, and blogging about them. To learn more about labyrinths, check out this page at the Labyrinth Society. To find labyrinths near you, try the…