A Day Away

By Thomas Hill III | July 2, 2018

“Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.” – Maya Angelou As I was sitting in the hot tub last night looking up at the pine trees swaying in the mountain breezes I realized I hadn’t written a Monday Musing, so this one comes on Tuesday, a…

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Hungry Ghosts

By Thomas Hill III | June 19, 2017

Sitting in view of a spectacular mountain, sipping coffee, I find my mind wandering to things I want. How is that possible? How could I be dissatisfied in this moment, in this place? Let me share some thoughts inspired by Jessica Semaan’s article “The Hungry Ghost and Always Wanting More.” Buddhists often leave food on…

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Rocky Mountain High

By Thomas Hill III | June 12, 2017

I write this sitting at the dining room table in a house on the side of the mountain in Breckenridge. We are on vacation. Rest. Relaxation. Family time. This is the fifth year we have driven to Colorado with my parents to spend a week in the mountains. My father likes the cool temps and the…

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My Friend

By Thomas Hill III | May 22, 2017

On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living—that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend’s life also, in our own, to the world.1 —Henry David Thoreau May 22, 2010, seven years ago today, my friend took…

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