Hold on loosely
When I was just a child, a period of my life that lasted far longer than you might think and transitioned directly into the “old dude” (or “Wise Sage” as […]
Chipped paint
beside the chipped paint of this aged mansion a bird the size of...
Out of sight
There. Just beyond the dirty truck that pays my wages. Beyond the pump jack that draws the oil in homage to greed. Beyond the quarry I load rock from to […]
Peace within
Peace, if only for a little while
Imagine Peace
“Imagine Peace”, the card says. It is a simple message with much deeper meaning.
Return to Mobile Redux
Why would nature give us a self destruct mode anyway?
Super moon eclipse – January 20
Here we are at another full moon. It’s also a super moon which means it’s closer to our planet than usual. And tonight there will be a lunar eclipse. Very […]
Seasons Gratings!
Christmas is over. Thank the gods! I have something to admit: I have a problem with Christmas. Not an objection, I like the idea of families gathering and sharing, I […]
Personal Update – November 8, 2018
Surrender isn’t the same as giving up but it sure can feel like it. The insurance adjusting never paid off. Thousands of dollars, 6 licenses, 32 certifications, over 600 hours […]
Why I rewrote the narrative of my life
The following excerpt is from my latest contribution to Elephant Journal. When I decided to change my life, the goal was not only to change who I am today but […]
Storm
There was I time I thought of myself as "Stormchaser". It was a label I assigned to offset the difficult times that seemed to follow me as a way of reversing the odds.
In search of truth
The further along the difficult path of spirituality I started long ago the more clear it has become that the answers I seek are less likely to be found among […]
We all have them
We all have them: Good days Bad days Days when we want to save the world Days when we want to see it burn Days when the lightness in our […]
Acceptance
“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we […]
Sacred Human
Every cell in your body, every muscle, bone, tendon, artery, vein, capillary, and the blood the flows through them, every neuron that fires thought both pleasant and unpleasant, every memory […]
Life is a Journey
“People are hypocrites” she proclaims. “No one lives the life they want.” I have said those same words myself, or something similar, though it probably contained expletives and self […]