“O for a life of sensations rather than of thoughts!” John Keats was an English Romantic poet whose writing was characterized by vivid imagery, great sensuous appeal and an attempt to express a philosophy through classical legend. His poems had only been in publication for… Read More »K – John Keats (1795-1821)
“Everything flows, and nothing stays.” “You can’t step twice into the same river.” Heraclitus was a Greek philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was part of the Persian Empire. He saw the world as constantly in flux, changing even as it stayed the same.… Read More »H – Heraclitus (513 B.C.)
Good morning from my new vantage point! Me and Greg and the two doggie girls took a long journey through a magical portal and are now existing in a new universe for the next month. Things are very different in this world. For one, the… Read More »Light And Quiet
Snow I woke up to snow this morning. Weird. Before I even got out of bed, I peeked at the weather on my phone and it said nothing about snow. Just, 32° and cloudy. When I got up and looked out the windows, it took… Read More »To Be In It
Most of the time when I sit down to write, I am asking myself, “what does my soul want to say today.” This can be a really transformational experience for me. I start typing and the flow of words unfolds its revelations and memories. By… Read More »Telling A Story
I’m sort of new to fun. Relaxing is a very difficult experience for me. I can participate in activities that have a very clear purpose. I can host parties where other people have fun. But when I find myself in a situation where I am… Read More »Chill Out Please
Greg and I love to watch a good show together in the evenings. In fact, at any given time, we’ve any number of shows on deck. We’ve got our 45-60 minute drama-ish show. We’re watching through Parks and Rec (one of my all-time favs) and… Read More »Good Guys. Bad Guys.
Today is a jumbly day. A day where, no matter how hard I keep trying to bring myself back into focus, I am drifting off to somewhere else. A thousand somewhere elses. Drifting When I sat down at my desk this morning, there was mail… Read More »Where The Sidewalk Ends
I’m an insomniac. Just like my Gram. I’ve been seeing doctors about it since my late twenties. Turns out there are two types of insomnia: The type where you can’t fall asleep. And the type where you can’t stay asleep. As luck and genetics would… Read More »Freedom From The Deep Grooves
Now that the hubbub of the holidays has passed and my spaces are somewhat back to normal, I am glad to bring my attention to the flowing of the years. . . . I always wrote it by hand. For my entire adult life, I… Read More »There Is A River Flowing Now Very Fast
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