WALKING WITH GOD (part 1 of 5-part series) Prelude to a Kiss “Life force is that part of us that always attempts to act on our own behalf and get our needs met.” -Dr Z Life force is both powerful and vulnerable. It can be a great strength and joy but it can …
This afternoon I felt my first earthquake. I am in Alajuela, Costa Rica on a work assignment and a 6.0 earthquake in the south Pacific shook the massive coffee bar I was sitting at like it was on rollers. It took me several seconds to sort what had happened; at first I wondered how anyone …
“The real cycle you’re working on is a cycle called yourself.” “Anxiety, the next gumption trap, is sort of the opposite of ego. You’re so sure you’ll do everything wrong you’re afraid to do anything at all.” ― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance If you ride bicycles or motorcycles regularly …
I have not posted in a while. I am in the last days of the summer semester and I’ve been writing a lot, just not for the blog. This will be changing soon. You have been warned. I do want to share something I posted for my final entry in a class’ (Psych333, Abnormal Psychology) …
Blog posts have been few and far between lately, which is not going so well in terms of building my readership. I’m still settling into my new job, dealing with a crazy commute, and taking 8 upper level credits for the summer semester. Things are a bit crazy. Right in line with that motif, I’m …
I wrote a well-received post on Mother’s Day this year but there was a line I wrote that slipped past my filter. I was writing from my own viewpoint, of course, and failed to consider those out there less fortunate than me. I’m not blaming myself, but rather seeing this as a teachable moment that …
“These days, when I knock on the doors of the Tryptamine Palace, I am no longer greeted with unconditional love, but instead, I am reminded of the responsibility that comes with ultimate knowledge: an undeniable responsibility to myself, to my tribe, to my species, to my planet.” -James Oroc You made your intentions. You prepared …
“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” -Honore de Balzac I spent more than 30 years being angry at my mother. I didn’t know why and I never questioned my feelings. My anger just was. In November of 2015 we hadn’t talked in …
“It is characteristic that dreams never express themselves in a logical, abstract way but always in the language of parable or simile.” -Carl Jung When writing, it’s generally considered bad form to indicate that something can’t be described in words. Yet this is precisely the challenge when writing about this work- finding words that convey …
