Impermanence

Photo by A.Rausch

My word for the year of 2025 is impermanence and last week it became real. One of my spiritual guides passed away. He was a good man, with a gentle spirit. I met him through a mutual friend who knew we shared a love and admiration of Thomas Merton. My friend was always sharing books on spiritual direction with me. One he gave me was titled, Care of Mind Care of Spirit, by Gerald May. As I flipped through the book, clinging to his memory I found this underlined, “We are learning that an enlightened appreciation of the eternal mystery behind our confusion may be of far greater value than any achievement we can make in trying to ‘figure things out.’” It seems like my dear friend is teaching me about impermanence, thank you.