Spirituality | Julian Summerhayes

Thirty years ago – Julian Summerhayes

I was 19, full of zeal and an undying belief in changing the world. Now, it’s about understanding the inner landscape, the one that (always) made me …

The love of writing – Julian Summerhayes

Now that I’m offline and not sharing my material, I’ve no idea if anyone will (ever) read this post. And I’m fine with that. You might ask, though: W…

The business of business – Julian Summerhayes

I’m back reading the E-Myth series by Michael E. Gerber (“MEG”). I find this surprising — and that’s putting it mildly — given that, for now, I’ve gi…

The 50s – Julian Summerhayes

No, not the era but what we do in our 50s. In my case, as I’ve written about so much, it seems pretty uneventful. Should it be otherwise? I’m not sur…

speak your mind – Julian Summerhayes

imagine it letting rip of everything that shows up rambling excursions of another kind. but we don’t we speak in shades of mediocrity vacous, meaning…

Solitude – Julian Summerhayes

I’ve always enjoyed my own company. Better still, to come alive in solitude. But, I’m in the minority. Too many people I know can’t bear the isolatio…

Social media – Julian Summerhayes

“That’s been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it…

Silence – Julian Summerhayes

“I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of the streets without companio…

Self-care – Julian Summerhayes

It’s obvious: “Look after yourself.” But we’re almost predisposed to make it as hard as possible for ourselves, as if it’s a test, a way to prove our…

Self-absorption – Julian Summerhayes

“A painting is not a picture of an experience, but is the experience.” ― Mark Rothko We live in a ‘me’ culture. It’s not absolute but it’s hard to fi…

Seize the day – Julian Summerhayes

Life is fleeting, tenuous, ethereal. But it’s all we’ve got. Yes, it’s Monday — which usually means another week of work! — but I’d still rather be w…

Reading changes us – Julian Summerhayes

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft I’ve been clearing out and selling some of my books. I thoug…

Our comfort zone – Julian Summerhayes

Such tame verse. That’s how I feel about my writing. Forget the profanity. That’s just for show — ha bloody ha. No, I mean the sort of writing that b…

One day – Julian Summerhayes

“Measuring time isn’t as simple as adding or subtracting minutes from a clock…You must find your own measuring stick.” ― Lindsay Eagar, Hour of the B…

Nights of Grief and Mystery – Julian Summerhayes

VIDEO Last night I had the great pleasure to see Stephen Jenkinson and Gregory Hoskins (and the three other band members) in concert. I first saw him…

Never forget – Julian Summerhayes

Never forget: life is precious — unique in so many ways. But of course, culturally (sadly) everything is or has become denuded of soul, spirit and th…

My weekly podcast – Julian Summerhayes

I’ve decided to record a weekly podcast, as well as the short audio recordings that I continue to share on Soundcloud. I would love to get your thoug…

Losing our souls – Julian Summerhayes

Schools don’t value individualism, less still curiosity. They value compliance! It annihilates the soul. Just imagine it: a world where education mea…

“I’ve not got time!” – Julian Summerhayes

It’s a sad reflection of our lives that we’re subsumed by an eternity of doing, and, as a result, miss out on so much. No, I don’t mean more doing. I…

It’s so ordinary – Julian Summerhayes

Imagine a world where we accepted everything. But we never do. We always want it different. Perhaps it’s part of who or what we are qua humans. You m…

It’s only a start – Julian Summerhayes

“Peace is always beautiful.” ― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass We know what we’ve got to do. And yet, we fester, lament and procrastinate, and, in the …

It’s always the small things – Julian Summerhayes

But it is. A cup of coffee to start my day, a bit of music and to sit in silence and feel my breath pass over and through me. And then the day romps …

It’s a beautiful day – Julian Summerhayes

“Today, the sun will rise on all your doubts.” ― Marty Rubin This day will never come again. It’s unique. You wouldn’t think so by the way we behave:…

The immense power of silence – Julian Summerhayes

“Silence is a text easy to misread.” – A. A. Attanasio, The Eagle and the Sword It is the simplest things that are the most powerful, and, yet, it do…