One of the most exciting and energetic forms of thought is the question. A question is like a lantern. It illuminates new landscapes and new areas as it moves. Therefore, the question always assumes that there are many different dimensions to a thought that you are either blind to or that are not available to you. So, a question is really one of the forms in which wonder expresses itself. One of the reasons that we wonder is because we are limited, and that limitation is one of the great gateways to wonder. This can be also the threshold of what you are going to move into. This is put very lyrically and beautifully by the great Irish poet, Patrick Kavanagh, who said in his amazing advent poem: “through a Chink too wide there comes in no wonder”. That means that in a certain sense, the narrower and more confined the chink or the crevice or the opening the greater the possibility of wonder is. All thinking that is imbued with wonder is graceful and gracious thinking. Thought is at the very heart of reality. Thought if it’s not open to wonder, can be limiting, destructive and dangerous. Each one of us is privileged to be the custodian of our own inner world, which is accessible only through thought. Thought through wonder will be kind, gracious and compassionate, because wonder and compassion are sisters to each other.

This blog is intended for those interested in seeking, provoking, and exploring deeper ways of being and wonder that will enhance our relationship with ourselves, each other, and our living planet.