The Reassuring Universe
Essays on purpose, spirit, and the quiet evidence of the everyday — a personal collection by Don Ray, gathered by theme rather than by date, so a reader can follow one thread of thought as far as it goes.
Categories
Seeing Life
Harshness, beauty, despair, Hope.
47 essaysFoundation – Purpose – Meaning – Destiny
The architecture underneath it all — why we're here, and where it's going.
34 essaysThe Nameless Spiritual
An essay journey launched in ordinary moments, carried by tides and winds of life’s storms, finally landing in the Light of Mystery.
48 essaysNaming the Spiritual
Unorthodox perspectives of realistic faith.
66 essaysTranscendence
Futile attempts to capture the ineffable.
12 essaysPoetry
…or unorthodox attempts at poetry.
21 poemsPersonal Perspective
Close, first-person vignettes — mostly animals, mostly mornings.
6 essaysRecently added
Breeze of Mystery
“Pure poetry, of course we need pure poetry. To capture the Mystery prose cannot suffice.”
PoetryNo Time for Grief
“No time for grief, these times, no time for grief. Too much to get done in too short a time.”
PoetryFreedom From Opportunity
“Dark. Light in the dark. Run toward it!”