Lately I've been reading a book by Carlos Castenada. Usually while sitting on the toilet. The irony there is practically reaching up and touching the jubulient golden nugget center of the universe. On a serious note, I'm enjoying this book quite a bit. He has taken a lot of pages to explain fully about a shaman's folly and how that has been ( Read more... )

I had one of those strange evenings last night where time seems to expand according to need. Got home, ate a snack, played video games for awhile to unwind, surfed the net. Talked to the wife for awhile after she put the finishing touches on dinner. Went and picked up the lad from theater practice. Got home, consumed dinner. Went downstairs and ( Read more... )

Years ago, I used to get the strong visual picture of myself carrying a sword, wearing a trenchcoat and walking alongside a train. In the train were all of the people I've known over the years. Lives I have touched. My path and the train were going the same direction ( Read more... )

I've been pondering a number of creative writing projects for this coming year. I mean why not? Might as well do something engaging to get the creative juices flowing again. Including but not limited to doing a scene with my muse. (Naughty little minx ( Read more... )

in the opinion of an artist ( Read more... )

mothers ( Read more... )

Compassion and empathy should be allowed to grow. If we believe in any one thing it should be to know, everything. At the end of the day you should have inspired at least one person. Just so we are clear, that one person could be yourself. Hold on tight to friends and relationships. Yet recall that in order to foster growth one needs to let go. We ( Read more... )

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I had this really negative reaction yesterday to my manager giving me space to do my job. Which is amusing in a ton of very ironic directions. My assumption has been that he has backed off lately in an effort to give me time to smooth out the rough edges and get back on schedule. Much of my position doesn't have hard and fast deadlines. Meaning, ( Read more... )

I often ponder that as human beings we can seemingly be doing just fine and then one comment made in person or reading a blog post can send the tapes all smashing to the ground. Which is a bit backwards when you think about it and can be a really good thing. But its rare to view it that way in the moment. If I'm stopped in my tracks and forced ( ( Read more... )