Ronald L. Barnett

November 19, 2024

A Dream


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I had attended an event and was driving home alone on an Interstate highway when I encountered a detour. The detour went into a mountainous region and I drove in it for a while, but began to worry that I had missed the road that would return me to the Interstate. I tried to use a GPS app to return to the Interstate but the app failed.

I then found myself in a fairly large room of people with TK present. He was an esteemed teacher I once had. We did not exchange words, but had sustained eye contact; and I could tell from his eyes that he recognized who I was, and of course, I recognized who he was. I understood, somehow that we were not to speak. In his lap he held a wooden box and in the box were spiritual things and objects from his life that he had collected. The dream ended or was it just beginning?


About Ronald L. Barnett

Welcome to Hey World - a home for my writings, much of it autobiographically-inspired. My hope is that they entertain, educate, and inspire. I’m simpatico with Enid Sinclair who told Wednesday Addams, ‘’I write in my voice. It’s my truth!” I hope you enjoy them. And if you subscribe and have comments, I’d love to hear from you.

I received the Doctorate in Psychology (concentration in human cognition and learning) and after 5 years working as a community-based mental health clinician, I worked in medical research with the National Institutes of Health for the remainder of my career.

 I served Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. (CO) as a teacher, group facilitator, retreat leader, Chapter Coordinator, Board Member and Trustee and taught with The Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography.

As of 2020 I retired, hosted the podcast All Things Contemplative, and still volunteer with CO. I also facilitate Charis Circles with the Charis Foundation for the New Monasticism and Interspirituality - and enjoy information technologies, photography, nature, swimming, biking, and kayaking.

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Lifespring - early blog 2009-2020 https://lifespring.posthaven.com/