Sometimes I write a bunch and immediately after I hit publish clarity shows up. Ding. The only difference between the book of JOY and the book of JOB is Y and B. Job was that guy in the Bible God picked to have an extra terrible life. He realized God knew and controlled everything and…Read more Oh I See
Shrink Rap
Get Real
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.- Joseph Campbell Thoughts on authenticity having been turning over in my head like warm compost all month. It's been a season of wild weather; fires, floods, hurricanes. Nature is a kind of messenger sometimes. What could be more honest than the ocean or a blazing…Read more Get Real
A Crossing
Priory infrequencies deafening a distant prayer Fear silencing a loud voice The unspoken, breathless unspeakables done to unfinished people, rippled against the surface of previously uncharted waters Haunting the quiet presence longing to be quenched, reflected Evidence of scorching, not from bridges burned or leaves turned Those amends were made long ago We crossed bridges…Read more A Crossing
Flock
Flock. We find our way back together; birds fishing, sheepish nests, wool and air Once upon a while I wasn't there. It's good to die in that sense Egos waffle, wax and wain We only need to worry about the rocks in our box, bag, wagon Keep climbing And what we see each time we…Read more Flock
The Power of Love
If you could save yourself, you'd save us all. -Ween I love you, God— my rescuing knight. A hostile world! I cry to God to help me. From his palace he hears my call; my cry brings me right into his presence a private audience! I find myself safe and saved-surprised to be loved!- Psalm…Read more The Power of Love
End-titled
“We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories.” ― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale There are over 7 billion people in the world. I often wonder how many…Read more End-titled
No Thanks
It's not that I'm anti mothers or ungrateful for the miracle of human reproduction but I've always found myself averse towards rewarding adult choices. There's something trivializing and strangely dysfunctional about this particular holiday. Again, it's not that I don't appreciate the concept of caregiving, it just feels like the original intent for the holiday…Read more No Thanks
