<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Spark Writes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spark Writes]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:10:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sparkwrites.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Three Short Poems That Somehow Go Together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spinning gold. This is what artists do. Straw to gold. Shit to flowers. Sorrow seen through.   Being polite? That’s a human thing. God...]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/three-short-poems-that-somehow-go-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683889511ab25c8358999efb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 16:21:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_7a89074a03724ffda66bd9f0ab463df2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Anxiety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anxiety is resistance to the call of living fully. It is a refusal to stop and breathe. To look around and to look within. Anxiety is...]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/modern-anxiety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6822439d345cfad74143f2ca</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 18:56:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_a57892f0d0294da48e4de602c3a7199a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[True Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[prints available upon request ($50)]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/true-wisdom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681b9ee5f542a5f26f290e31</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 17:56:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_974cdd58eeb64876af7f4d6f2e872fa9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Virtue]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s important, I think, to distinguish between morality and virtue.   Morality is a set of rules. Rules are abstractions imposed on...]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/artificial-virtue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681a92e98f4ddaefca7b39e9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 22:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_a37c23cb98624921a274c53a886bb7a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best reason to be happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[prints available upon request I'd love to hear from you in the comments below (scroll way down).]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/the-best-reason-to-be-happy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68190d234b1ded4569e7eeb3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 19:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_b841473fb557477bb57c578a5240e939~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less Drama, More Excitement]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think it’s helpful to distinguish between drama and excitement. I think the more fundamental human need is excitement. Drama is just...]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/less-drama-more-excitement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681525eb6eea33cd6f3f6076</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 20:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_4a4f33113bf44b1d9446ffd683129e5e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred Texts]]></title><description><![CDATA[print available upon request Find this on Medium here: https://medium.com/@sparkwrites/sacred-texts-1c270c02f720]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/sacred-texts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6813a59680e2422fe5102031</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 16:48:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_5750c71a847c4d41bc7ae0214fc7d71e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 8 - How to Ride a Wolf]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wolf isn’t attracted by hard work or struggle or careful planning.]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/spirituality-8-how-to-ride-a-wolf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ba4159a0eefbd975bc2853</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:16:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_3e25cf4afdb44d91b41da20dfd29ebe4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 8 - The Firebird ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spirituality, like existentialism and atheism, faces naked reality. The difference is that spirituality faces more of reality.]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/spirituality-8-the-firebird</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ba3f9333ee705c11e392d6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:06:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_698df4d31412437c83a045af04448f0d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 7 - The Adventure of You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western culture emphasizes individualism more than most other cultures. But it's still a watered-down version. Call it Individuality Lite.]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/spirituality-7-the-adventure-of-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ba3d203bc769db4f8b5715</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:58:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_7f4e54d805de4a97b27d750c5770a2e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 6 - The Void]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people don’t consciously register they are doing this difficult work of sorting through swarms of often clashing ideas. ]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/spirituality-6-the-void</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ba376bb3c621585e418fec</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:46:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_480dc20a8d5e4dcf895d62703eb641f0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 5 - Meditation: Leaving Your Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can even allow the thought that we’re failing miserably at meditation.]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/spirituality-5-meditation-leaving-your-room</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66afaa5de59f49e3d4ff6af8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:33:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_743ff1718d234a4ca611f055ff17bd7d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 4: Thoughts - The Little Room We (Almost) Never Leave ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a nutshell, we live in a nutshell.]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/spirituality-4-thoughts-the-little-room-we-never-leave</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a4dbdb24e08367df2e898f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:51:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_76276bd4acac454c812028405846fd55~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 3: Detachment]]></title><description><![CDATA[To speak about the greatest possible reality, logic itself tells us that we have to sometimes speak nonlogically.   ]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/spirituality-3-detachment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a36a81e82d8c48ec2a99ee</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_e8fe05ec2a904c37adb25a6b6d0447f3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 2: Denial]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can’t fight something and see it clearly at the same time.]]></description><link>https://www.sparkwrites.com/post/spirituality-2-denial</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a20786557912067746d896</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd4140_d24ae8f9130f49879d5f94351fa7a4e8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris Spark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality 1: What Is Spirituality?]]></title><description><![CDATA[True spirituality manifests itself powerfully in our tie-our-shoelaces, wipe-our-noses, everyday reality. 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