Gregory Patrick's Blog, page 7

Consent

I do go quiet sometimes. I stop blogging for a minute. As a self professed monk, I think my vocation demands it. 🙂 I say that with a smile because, to be absolutely honest, my time in silence is often my favorite. I do still write, I do still knit, I do still embroider….but, I […]

I’m Basically Just a Long Piece of String

He said it with all sincerely, with genuine heart: “I’m so happy to see you do that.” I finished gobbling the last of my peanut butter sandwich before asking, “What?” “Eat….” It’s so true. For the past month I’ve been on a diet. And I know some heads can’t swivel around to the idea that […]

Just Being Comfortable

Things have been splendidly quiet here at Honeychurch. There have been no mild highs and no extreme lows….just a superbly simple stability. We don’t want for much, Phillip and I. We find so much value in moments, not things. So, it was interesting when it was suggested to us that we have an amazon wish […]

Royal Bears For Everyone

Since Phillip was out of work for a few days, I’ve been ramping up production of quite a few Bear and Blanket sets so we can finish paying rent. I’ve been having a ton of fun with these bears, loving how no two look exactly the same, each of them with their own personalities, each […]

Phillip Flips to Fifty

I will not lie to you….I’m hungover. So, this might be one of the most precious, or most disastrous blog posts I’ve ever written. It seems cider doesn’t agree with me. I’m a classic drinker. I can hold my liquor. But, for some messed up reason cider seems to throw everything off balance, including my […]

By the Grace of an Abusive Father

I think the further you go down a spiritual path, the more you’re inclined to look back and ask where and when in your life the first steps were taken. Was that first step to follow God my decision or His? Or was it decided mutually? After all, we’re inclined to follow in the footsteps […]

Ditching Political Jesus

I have been struggling to understand this notion that Jesus was a liberal, or a social democrat. Conservatives want to snatch Him up for themselves and say he defends truly great Americans. This conversation always tends to pop up during elections, so it isn’t unusual. But, I think it’s strange that people would want to […]

A Rush to the Emergency Room

Under any other circumstance I would have said, “NO!” George is 70 years old and has a tendency to drive like Mr. Magoo. And I’m not kidding, he runs around town in a Model T Ford. But, there my old friend was, his tires back spinning in the driveway as he pulled, a puff of […]

A Friend of Gregory

It’s about 7am and I step into my workspace and open the blinds. My desk is set before this enormous picture window that overlooks the front of Honeychurch. I notice the first rays of day catch the golden raintree with brushes of warmth. I sit down to check my emails while I wait for the […]

Feeding Myself Back to Health

In my last blog post I had talked about all of the changes we are trying to make around Honeychurch because of my poor health of late. So that I would be inspired to sit outside more, Phillip set up a couple of chairs under this gorgeous, canopied Ligustrum tree right next to his succulent […]