It’s true that once broken something will never be as it originally was, but does that fact spell doom?  Do we sweep the fragments into the trash and discard them? What happens when we pick up the pieces and mindfully set about creating a mosaic that is not what it originally was manufactured as, but may […]

The dawn this morning was incredible. In a clear, cold stillness the infinite diamond patterned, indigo inked expanse began to melt against a jagged gradient of rising turquoise over the Cascadian east exalted in a glassy reflection from still waters, until suddenly and silently the universe transformed wholly into luminescing navy blue, drowning out all […]

My head hits the pillow and all of a sudden I remember being five and running across the field next door to feed my good friend the horse.  He was dark dark brown, close to black.  I don’t care what I named him.  It was probably Lucky or something like that. Then there was trying […]

quite like experiencing children grow over the years and student loan forbearance limits.

Just because a person is in control of their Self does not mean they are in control of others.  Just because other people fall in line behind those with self control does not mean they are being controlled, they are merely seeking control, all the time maintaining their free will… just maybe not their recognition […]

We need other people so badly. Ultimately we are the one’s who change ourselves or finally heal ourselves, but it takes other people to show us the way. It can be brief moments in time or it can be a steady support over years. But we need others. We have to learn through their perspectives, […]

I don’t like being called a temptress. This isn’t a compliment. It is a way for men to rescind responsibility for their feelings and to impose shame on me for being myself. I am the furthest thing from a temptress, I imagine watching me consciously attempt employ an alluring feminine tactic would be the equivalent […]

…until I decided that my fb wall was just not a place to always put my thoughts.  Sometimes I get sporadic, somewhat well formed thoughts which I have the ability to articulate.  I don’t want to censor these thoughts because I think I’m posting too much stuff that could be misconstrued as preachy on the […]