by Steve S | Jan 15, 2026 | Society & Conscience
I walked the West Fork trail as autumn stood in its fullness. The forest was layered with color—gold pressed against yellow, red resting beside brown—each holding its place in quiet contrast to the winter that waited beyond them. Soon the leaves would loosen their...
by Steve S | Jan 14, 2026 | Inner Life
I stepped from the shelter of the inside into the firm hold of the cold. The wind itself was gentle, almost courteous, yet its bite took hold wherever flesh lay bare. I had covered myself carefully, leaving little exposed, but the longer I lingered the more deeply the...
by Steve S | Jan 13, 2026 | Attention & Presence
In the winter mornings, when the sun rises low and strikes the glass of the windowpane, a faint mist gathers along the outer edges. It does not settle evenly. It draws inward, leaving the center clear while the margins cloud and pale. For a brief moment, caught...
by Steve S | Jan 12, 2026 | Attention & Presence
There are those who seat themselves in thought and call it wisdom. They linger long in reflection, weighing and reweighing, until pondering becomes a posture they defend rather than a passage they were meant to cross. Their hands grow still, not from weariness, but...
by Steve S | Jan 11, 2026 | Society & Conscience
Walls are often raised with confidence. Stone stacked upon stone, steel drawn skyward—each layer offered as assurance. They promise order. Protection. Control. The language surrounding them is always firm, always certain. A boundary, we are told, is strength made...
