Love’s In Need of Love Jesse Greist (February, 2025) When I was young, I remember going a few times to the Howard Johnson’s at Long Wharf.  As I’d dig into my ice cream I’d look out the side windows of good ol’ HoJo and could just barely see a giant banner in black and red … Continue reading Love’s In Need of Love

by Jesse Greist Sound is air Air that is moved, Air that is shaped, Air that is sent out from the source of sound with a particular vibration A vibration that moves through air as a definable, measurable wave form We measure waveforms in hz, or vibrations per second – frequencies Low frequencies are fewer … Continue reading Sound is Air Meditation

Be Longing, by Jesse Greist Longing for brevity Longing for levity Longing for short cuts to YouTube longevity Longing for the win without going to practice A short sighted gulf scribed on re-written atlas Longing for quick time, instant gratification To build things like buildings is short term edification Elongating these stanzas reveals ee shortcomings … Continue reading Be Longing

A story by Jesse Greist Cubby was ten months old, which by black bear standards made her practically almost halfway to being an independent young adult – at least she thought so.  Cubby was one of those bears who was full of youthful curiosity.  She pestered her mother with questions all the time, day and … Continue reading Who Thrives in the Dark

By Jesse GreistSeptember 24, 2023 Some unspecified amount of time ago, in an undisclosed location there was a town called Wimachimaligned. The people of Wimachimaligned went about their business every day, with the farmers farming, the smiths smithing, the builders building, the lawyers lawyering and the musicians working 2nd day jobs. Now Wimachimaligned was muchi … Continue reading The Line

By Jesse Greist September 17, 2023 Growing up on an organic vegetable farm in North Haven, the “sermon” I heard most from my father was about the dangers of monoculture:  The way it depleted the soil of nutrients.  The way it contributed to erosion and led farmers to depend on ever more copious amounts of … Continue reading Monoculture V. Polyculture

Message for AllDoubt of the Benefit- Jesse GreistJanuary 22, 2023 “Give them the benefit of the doubt”.   “Assume good intentions.” These ideas have always been such an important part of my Unitarian Universalist education, as important as any of the principles.  In many situations, these ideas have served me well.  If someone says or … Continue reading Doubt of the Benefit

Message for All -by Jesse Greist Where do we turn when we are struggling?  The answer is different for each and every one of us, though I imagine the desire for sanctuary, for safe space is probably universal.  For some of us, that safe, sacred space might be found in our house.  For others, it … Continue reading Please Discard Attachment

“Daffodil Awakenings” by Jesse Greist April 3, 2022 I am a daffodil.  Until mere days ago, I lay curled up, asleep beneath the fallen leaves and frozen soil of winter.  In December, January and February, my sleep was deep, unquestioning, and reassured.   In every cell of my being, I was certain that it was … Continue reading Daffodil Awakenings