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...
by Steve S | Jan 11, 2026 | Inner Life
I have been considering two positions often held apart—set in opposition not because they must be, but because we have learned to place them there. Some beliefs are formed slowly through lived practice; others are adopted from voices we trust, carried intact without...
