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Description of My First Published Book

  Descriptions of my first published book.  ALWAYS PARTLY BROKEN Is he broken, or merely breaking into something new again? Many of us fall in love more than once in our brief lives. Sometimes a former love object, which we thought was safely put to rest, comes alive in us again. Soon, we're wrestling with different versions of ourselves. Raymond Geers, the former Brother Adam, has never been a consistently cautious person. He is a convert back to "normalcy" after his youthful years of reckless, but always earnest, experiments in spiritual-seeking. Now a settled householder and mid-life daydreamer, he cannot seem to forget that he once tried to be a real mystic in a world-famous, monastery. Ghosts of the past haunt his sleep, so much so that he eventually gives himself permission to re-examine the wonder and sense of failure leading to the hard break with his former self. Enjoyed this post? Never miss out on future posts by  following us »  

Mimesis (Imitation) and Scapegoating in ALWAYS PARTLY BROKEN

  Initially, identifying violent mimesis in ourselves can be a scary or a depressing thing: “You mean I was involved in this violent thinking and acting and didn’t know it?” And we may at first be unwilling to see it. “No! I was never Cain! I was always Abel, the good guy, the victim of the situation and the bearer of outrageous fortune .”

Love is in the Mess

Love is in the mess And love is there to bless Despite all the crazies and distress Love is in the mess

A Sacred Hole in Our Heart

In the article below, about a friend who is no longer with us, I am taking a look at this  idea of being partly broken  from a common, ordinary perspective.  The article will also be published in the Quaker Journal  Traveling Friends.

Testing the Site's Video Capabilities

It seems to me that to be always partly broken is to be also ALWAYS PARTLY OPEN to a greater mystery-even if I haven't always got a clue.