How to quit drinking and get through mental anguish with positivity - photos & poems by me
When people ask what I do instead of drinking these days, I often tell them that I learn. After messing with my brain cells so much, it’s time to be gentle and feed the brain …
When reading Anna Deavere Smith‘s play Twilight about the 1992 Los Angeles riots, you see monologue after monologue of various people’s witnessed monstrosities and worries while underneath there is something glowing steady- hope. With every struggle, …
When I was first starting on my self discovery journey, a very important thing was pointed out to me – I was focused on perfection, and it was holding me back. I’ve always thought of …
Growing up Catholic, I always took the image of God very literally (old man sitting on a cloud in a big robe) and had a hard time truly believing. I’ve always been fascinated with religion, …
I was once driving through Denver when I saw a bearded poet type in his front yard with tons of books on the ground. Skerrrrrr! Hipster Garage Sale, got to stop. Picked up some Greek …
Alcohol helped all of this tremendously, but then I couldn’t do anything without it. Now when I socialize I tend to go into a safe corner, and people come to me. That stomach churn though, …
One of my favorite things about visiting historical churches and buildings is how the staircase banister railings are so smooth from centuries of hands touching them. To think that just a soft touch multiplied by …
Five years ago I would worry about traveling so much that it would take me weeks to pack for a short trip; I was always terrified of forgetting something important. Once I got packed, I’d …
Growing up, my plan was to move to North Beach in San Francisco and live with the beatniks. Granted I was around 50 years too late, but no matter- I would bring a Revival of …
Howard Zinn‘s A People’s History of the United States is one of those books that should be mandatory reading for Americans – the world, actually. Learning to see things from different perspectives is so important, …
