I Am The Prodigal Son

Michael Kroth • June 18, 2018

The Day After Father's Day

Occasionally I'll post pieces which I or others have posted in other places, which I hope you will find engaging or useful. This is an essay I wrote for the blog my brother David and I write, called The Profound Bartender . It was originally published April 19, 2018.

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Every once in a while I write outside my comfort zone, like these lyrics I wrote a while back. Not sure why I'm sharing them today, except that they reminded me of my Grandpa Milton, a renaissance man in his day.

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The Elegant Haiku

By Michael Kroth • June 5, 2026
If “expensive” were one of the principal attributes of what it means to be elegant then most of the world could never experience elegance. But anyone can, it turns out.

Becoming Wholer

By Michael Kroth • June 1, 2026
"I must conclude again that no one — at least no one I know of — has become whole. At best, they have become 'wholer.' More whole." Also, an invitation to a Messy Elegance Project conversation

Defining Elegance Using Flipboard and AI

By Michael Kroth • May 17, 2026
What I've Learned Since Defining Elegance with the Help of Flipboard and AI Also, an invitation to a Messy Elegance Project conversation

Grace and Messy Elegance

By Michael Kroth • May 10, 2026
Should Grace Be Added to Messy Elegance?

What is messy elegance - how I got started

By Michael Kroth • May 2, 2026
Messy Elegance is a process, not a thing and how a workshop started this whole messy elegance idea

Repairing the Earth - Part II

By Michael Kroth • April 26, 2026
This is often quiet work. The work that rarely makes headlines.

Repairing the Earth - Part I

By Michael Kroth • April 20, 2026
Earth Day is this week. As we consider the state of our world - and the ecology of both our material and spiritual environment - it makes sense to ask what our role is, has been, and is supposed to be in relationship to "our common home" (Pope Francis).

Naturally Elegant

By Michael Kroth • April 10, 2026
Here are some initial thoughts about elegance, nature, and depth; a poem about happiness; and even a haiku.

Elegance

By Michael Kroth • April 4, 2026
Moving toward a more profound, rich-in-all-the-ways-that-are-important, life.

A Cry for Restoration

By Michael Kroth • March 28, 2026
It takes just a second to break something.  Restoring what was broken takes time.