We like to fix things in linear ways. We want concrete solutions to concrete problems. It’s not very realistic. Years ago I worked in home improvement stores and I sold hardware instead of software. We are good at learning ways to wash, bolt, tear, saw, paint, and glue. It’s very satisfying. It’s mainly on the… Continue reading Systemic change
Tag: blogging
Floating
Today I needed reasons. I needed reasons to feel balanced. To balance on water, to be small on a big lake allows this to happen for me. The planet is old. It has wisdom, not through words but through presence. I just skitter around on it without listening most of the time. So I packed… Continue reading Floating
Essence Trading Post
I signed up for another art class in March. Would you sign up and pay money to be around encouraging artists in a room dedicated to making art? I would. To drop out of regular life to be expressive, curious, and open-minded in the ever depressing news narrative is a bold choice. It is another… Continue reading Essence Trading Post
Vote For Us 2020
I haven’t talked about my presidential campaign for quite a while. There have been a lot of distractions. I want to be perfectly up-front, I support open carry. Oregon already is open carry, but I will push for all states to fall in line. By open carry, of course I mean the open carry of… Continue reading Vote For Us 2020
Juxtapositions
I heard a hawk’s cry come through a starling’s beak. It was a perfect imitation. Messages come through however they can. Sometimes to break up monotony. Other times it’s a specific insight. Still other times, it’s just funny. We need juxtaposition to mingle and jostle healthy brain activity. I think this is true but I… Continue reading Juxtapositions
transformation betwixt land and sea
Plankton are abundant here. “It smells very biological,” said one man I met in the sparsely filled parking lot. One area in particular did smell like the brew of a million creatures. The South Slough Reserve is so understated, I think it goes unnoticed by the crowds. It was America’s first estuarine research reserve, established… Continue reading transformation betwixt land and sea
Generosity of spirit
Poetry group this month with Ilene and Carol jumped off with the theme of forgiveness. Ilene said once she got into forgiveness, it hit her, “ok, this is the deal.” She led forgiveness workshops and wrote, “nothing is as deeply raw as the time leading up to the act of forgiving and nothing comes from… Continue reading Generosity of spirit
Advice poem
If you don’t like groups, join several If you hate water, go swimming If you’re resentful, find the release. Start your day by leaving your Hang-ups in a jar by the doorway. The door is where the dervish waits. When you return, your hang-ups have transformed to change. The coins stacked up, they invest in… Continue reading Advice poem
Confidential Conversations
We end up together in a small room and I listen. It goes like this: a person comes in, and they speak a stream of images regarding their condition. First, they might say, “COW BUCKET WINDOW BREAD SUN ECHO.” And I say, “oh, ok…,” and I address this list. The subject is aches and pains,… Continue reading Confidential Conversations
England smells different and other facts
The US verses the UK. Similar but different. At first glance, birds, squirrels, knobs, switches, levers, handles, toilets, breakfast, trains, blackberries, hotel lights…. seem the same. Quickly, they turn out not to be the same. Right away, crows are different. Or, rather, they have Jackdows, which look like crows. They are among the crow family.… Continue reading England smells different and other facts