Dia De Los Muertos. Wasn’t raised it part of our family now; My kids lead the way with the tradition; glad to have this modest, make-shift altar in honor of those who have crossed over; notably my dad, things he liked too. Others honored as well tho’, on the “ofrenda”, you are all remembered, and …
Category: faith
Default: Ponder
I woke up straight out of sleep recently in the dark, 445am. That’s around the usual time during the week I wake up. I slipped pretty quickly to prayer; it’s a cycle of gratitude, reflection, forgiveness, and good thoughts for others. I do it most mornings to set my head straight to start the day. …
“The Mexicans”
c. 2008 My brothers. Love built over a lifetime of many touches, Shared experiences, Periodic, sustained sharing and togetherness, Sincere respect and appreciation and joy when together, Together just enough through, Weddings and children, Divorce and death, We’ve supported and sustained and been there uniquely for one another, Always finding our way back to together. …
Toward SoulTime: Quick Week Underway
Blessed to have another long weekend up ahead, taking a couple days off work to make it a long weekend on the coast. Annual trip, maybe close to 30 years running, more or less. Same group of five guys, “The Mexicans” (my nickname). Early on in the tradition we went over the border to Mexico …
Redux: No Fear
Several years back I wrote a piece about "No Fear" -- at the time I mentioned "...in the face of the dragon...", or something like that. I recall feeling strongly about the idea of standing up to things we might fear. That theme has come up countless times, especially with my three kids, over the …
Lyrics Post: “Fight The Good Fight”
Nearly a lifetime ago I first heard this song. From then until now it sustains me, it pulls me up, it pushes me forward, thank you, Triumph. The days grow shorter and the nights are getting longFeels like we're running out of timeEvery day it seems much harder tellin' right from wrongYou got to read …
SoulFull
Great, SoulFull weekend a couple weeks back. A few days with friends I hadn’t seen in a while, a couple of years. Had never visited them in their home town. Did. Four days was a good dose; a SoulFull dose. And then this past weekend, a few other friends in town for a reunion. Made …
Weekend Night Muse, Have Some Sense: The Riff Continues
Everything slows, anticipation no more, now here. Recollection, a muse from the not too different future follows, kids messing, heart beat slowing, weekend… “What is our true place in the world? All around it comes at us: what to see, hear, feel, the big three, there like it or not, want it out not, it’s …
Continue reading Weekend Night Muse, Have Some Sense: The Riff Continues
Glimmer
A glimmer of hope, that’s what I find; That’s what I find when I look up close, when I’m open, eyes, arms, wide. A bit of hope, a friendly tone, an unexpected embrace, literally, figuratively, over a screen, right in front of me, Close to touch, pay gently, love gently, eternally, the glimmer will not …
The Power of Words
Words, I like them. I use them a lot. Words help me frame, outline, understand my circumstance. Words help me solve my problems. Words energize me. Words help me heal. Words are my salvation, the very fabric, the DNA by which I connect to others, to the world around me, to maybe just a little …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 