The new year beginning maybe has a special magic power to make new beginnings. Time flows like a river that never runs dry. We humans like ritual, maybe that’s part of it too. I’ve had this underlying, mysterious anxiety that’s been flowing through me for much of the last few years. I’ve done my best …
Category: mental health
What Matters Most?
Funny, I strive to adhere to basic principles I consider positive and timeless… Those of the Stoics, of Buddha and Jesus…high minded, far reaching, eternal good, Somehow it all boils down to the people, always the people, always my family, my kids, my friends, my co-workers, all those mixed up in a big wok of …
Journal or Blog?
Lots to say, lots to do, so many thoughts, only so much time… All of this bundled up inside my head, is it just for me, or might there be, could there be some benefit, some help to share for others too? Nothing special maybe, pretty ordinary, typical, just mostly one life lived, but maybe …
Troika: Adjust
It was 157am when I heard the crying from the other room. I shot out of bed and across the hall to the kids’ room. My oldest daughter was whimpering in bed. She hadn’t been feeling well the day prior; now she was struck down by fever. And so as I cared for her in …
My People
They’ve accumulated over a lifetime, my people. From a young age until now, those who I enjoy, respect most, learn from, love. My people. When I’m with them I feel whole, I feel safe, I feel love in a different way, complete. My people are a diverse and varied bunch, a unique cadre, they don’t …
Harmony
At work, at home, Harmony, In patterns and counts and collaboration and progress, Harmony, In decorating and ornaments and cooperation, Harmony, Seek, Create, Manifest, HARMONY. Counting Decorating
Ironic Insomniac
Strive I do most every day to get to the night, to the end, to slumber again, I long for the break, the dark, the rest, Only most every night, early morn, waking before dawn, most mostly still night, Mind racing, chasing a long list of the many things still left undone, mountain of undone, …
Leap of Faith
Golf swing, somehow the mystery therein, lose sight of the ball somewhere in the backswing, Flipping quesadillas and pancakes on the stove-top, hope it lands on the hotplate, cook on, cook on, God stuff, pick your tradition, your beliefs, what makes sense, what rings true, what speaks to your souls, fortifies you, in the end …
Job One
As I’ve gotten older and now have more than 30 years into my career, many things are more clear about life and work. In the end it’s the people in your life that matter most, especially children, especially if they’re *YOUR* kids. A recent list left on my refrigerator sums it up pretty well. It’s …
Dreams In Motion
Dreams in motion, Like the ocean, None stop, At least sometimes, Crashing gently in my mind, in my room, throughout the night, Seems I need a potion, some elixir, to fix her, to set it, write, Scribble it down before I forget, A truck and a hitch and a knock on the door and that …
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