• Comfortable Lies

    Every generation, every family, and every culture tells themselves comfortable lies. The family history that I…

  • The Scents that Bring us Back

    I returned home absolutely exhausted both physically and mentally. All I wanted to do is take…

  • The Quiet Place

    One of the benefits of living in the Pacific Northwest is the ability to literally get…

  • The Remedy of Stillness

    Yesterday I was in a strange mood. I simply listened in absolute quiet for a few…

  • My Emotional Support Burrito

    I thought about calling out sick this morning. At 5:30 this morning I sat on the…

  • Confessions of an Awful Writer

    I KNOW that I’m a bad writer but I also acknowledge that I have the ability…

  • Build, Create and Do.

    As a society we have become addicted to distractions: we walk around with our earbuds listening…

  • Don’t Fear the Stillness

    Weatherwise, it is in the ordinary Pacific Northwest day. It is gloomy and over cast but…

  • Finding Well-being

    In my twenties and thirties I spent a great deal of time studying religion, meditation, Eastern…

  • The Art of Subtraction

    I’m attempting to “SUBTRACT” the petty and trivial things. The worn out chatter playing in my…