Being Prepared for Emergencies
Yes, I am still here! Though I have not added much to this website in recent months, it is not due to a lack of interest in writing. I have been at work writing a guide to help family and friends...
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Writing in the Dark
Writing has always been a spiritual practice for me. I enjoy the process of writing, even though it is not necessarily an easy one for me. Though I would prefer it to be so, there is no guarantee that...
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After my last post, “Writing in the Dark”, I reviewed the various themes, stories, energies, and tones I had been working on for months, trying to bring at least some to completion for posting here....
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Spiritual Unrest
"Spiritual Unrest # 1" © Michael Gambino 2013It is tempting to try and explain the pervasive, uneasy feeling that many of us sense as simply a function of general economic, political, or global...
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In Search of Night
"Night Mood" - excerpt from watercolor © Michael Gambino 2007Where I grew up, there was no real nightfall. Towering overhead, ten thousand street lights stood watch over the urban population. They were...
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Still Point
Be still, be at peace. . . In simplicity there is power, so I will leave you with just these words to contemplate on this winter solstice. May your journey around the Sun be filled with peace, love,...
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Dark Forest Dispatch
Let me take a moment to say that, for various reasons, this may well be the last blog entry of its kind that I post. I hope that you take its message to heart. If you are reading this, then you are...
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Mid-December Musings
"Ocean of Starlight" © Michael GambinoMid-December now, and the daylight continues to diminish each day until we reach the turning point of the winter solstice. The dark of the natural world may feel...
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Thoughts for Today 2/29/16
Pie in the Night Sky "In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." – Carl Sagan Thought #1: I love this quote. It puts things in perspective and dangles an...
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Tyrant
From "Night on Bald Mountain" from Disney's "Fantasia"Fear, the Tyrant of Mankind, is a cruel and oppressive demon. A slayer of men, women, and children, who hides in plain sight, seeking to corrupt...
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