Walking across the bridge, spanning the beautiful Oak Creek, I stopped in the middle and looked upstream, then down. Upstream looks so alive, beautifully painted with vibrant colors and movement of water gently cascading over mossy river rocks. The scene…
Embattled Beauty
Do not attempt to smoothe the hard won lines of life on your earthly vessels Leaving no trace of battles won and lost They are the road map of your journey You archeology of life Embrace your embattled beauty
My Music
I dance upon the erergetic pulse of universal sound, pounding in the drums of my ears Strumming the light fantastic prisms, rainbows of light into my song Hearing best with my eyes closed, the hum of the universe chanting “so…
Who Are We?
I am the killer and the saver of lives I am the ant and the ant eater I am the conscious and the unconscious I am the clarification and the confusion I am the light and the dark I am…
Just one bite
In one bite I taste the sun sharing its perfect light to invite the seed to burst through the soil. In one bite I hear the ocean waves lapping at the shore to share her salt and season this meal.…
Michael Singer
“If you’re willing to be objective and watch all your thoughts, you will see that the vast majority of them have no relevance. They have no effect on anything or anybody, except you. They are simply making you feel better…
THE PRACTICE OF BEAUTY
Does this sound familiar? Are you stuck trolling the internet and watching news even though you know you will lose track of time and find yourself depressed and anxious at the end of the day? This is the second giveaway…
Children raising children
Karen vanBarneveld, 2017 (Updated 2025) In the winter of 1969, in a small desert town of Southern California, I gave birth to my daughter. I had celebrated my sixteenth birthday on August 1st of that year with some of my…
