Archive - Householders' Gazette

Preferences? Who said anything about those?

Aug 8 •

My daughter, Oswald Bates

Life is absurd. Why should we expect anything other when it comes to the questions we ask?

Aug 4 •

July 2025

Mirrors, Humble Pie, and Sibling Dharma

Part Two of The Big Bear Speaketh

Jul 23 •

#17. The Big Bear Speaketh.

Early notes on a later-in-life retreat

Jul 8 •

June 2025

Joan Didion, The Fat Lady, Viktor Frankl, and Moi

Observations on writing that bleed into life.

Jun 19 •

April 2025

Esalen baths, #16

Something I've soaked up.

Apr 17 •

March 2025

A Good Rilke Quote #15

"Our deepest fears are like dragons guarding our deepest treasures."

Mar 12 •

December 2024

Milestones and Michaelangelo

Totally dissimilar halves of a whole post

Dec 23, 2024 •

November 2024

Post-Election Koan, #13

Saddened by the result?

Nov 19, 2024 •

October 2024

Koan #12 + A Reminder

Remember that when you’re doing some of these activities you should take a few moments and observe yourself doing them, as if watching yourself in the…

Oct 16, 2024 •

Oct 8, 2024 •

Are you tough enough? Creative enough? Bold enough?

Oct 2, 2024 •

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