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Written by Dr. Terry Chitwood

The Stony Path

Your difficulties are not obstacles on the path, they are the path. –Ezra Bayda In addition to quoting Bayda, Dinty Moore states, “With that logic, even the bad days are useful, even the obstacles are part of the path. Maybe I’m not writing anything worthy of preservation today, but if I’m at my desk, writing, […]

Filed Under: Poetry, Spiritual Journey, Writing Tagged: Ezra Bayda, pain, poetry, The Mindful Writer, writing

November 8, 2012

Written by Dr. Terry Chitwood

Flame Eternal

William H. Shannon begins the last chapter of Silence on Fire with a quote from “The Four Quartets” by T.S. Eliot: “Not the intense moment Isolated, with no before or after, But a lifetime burning in every moment.” Later, Shannon alludes to a Zen poem exhibiting a similar sentiment: “Silently a flower booms, In silence […]

Filed Under: Poetry, Spiritual Journey Tagged: butterfly dreams, Chuang Tzu, flame eternal, poetry, Silence on Fire, Zenkei Shibiyama

October 11, 2012

Written by Dr. Terry Chitwood

Write your Odyssey

I found the Odyssey to be one of the most profound works of ancient literature. The word “odyssey” implies journey. And aren’t we all on a deeper and more meaningful inner journey that transcends our physical journey through life? Carl Jung walked this path. So did many mystics and sinners. Alluding to Odysseus’ wanderings after […]

Filed Under: Spiritual Journey, Writing Tagged: Odyssey, Spiritual Journey, Write your Odyssey, writing

September 20, 2012

Written by Dr. Terry Chitwood

The Christian Writer: Write from Your Soul

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall […]

Filed Under: Spiritual Journey, The Christian Writer, Writing Tagged: Christian Writer, John A. Sanford, Matthew 26:24-26, The Kingdom Within, writing

September 6, 2012
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