I was traveling with friends on a business trip where we speaking at a conference in downtown LA. One of my friends, Rachel suggested that find the cheesiest open bus tour of Hollywood to soak up the experience. The cheesy tour in all of its glory was perfect including a want-to-been actor as a tour guide. It was an open-air tour bus, that had … Continue reading Broken dreams
Emotional jumbles can lead to pure understanding when we allow it to happen. It does not take analysis, mind power or pain to find the clarity necessary to feel the depth of your heart. When we dig deep enough a straight path emerges from our soul. Our best understanding comes from simply listening to our own heart. When we find stillness, peace, and love we … Continue reading Outside the inside door
I was pressed into dinner conversation the other night with a new friend in my life. He and I were sitting in a little Thai restaurant on the east side near the college campus. You know the type of restaurant where you can smell ginger and soy when you open your car door a block away. Our table was nestled in the corner window, isolated from … Continue reading Intention
7 Day Music Challenge…Day 4. Thanks Diane for the inspiration. The Scientist by Cold Play. Lyrics Come up to meet you, tell you I’m sorry You don’t know how lovely you are I had to find you Tell you I need you Tell you I … Continue reading Back to the Start
7-Day Music Challenge Day 3! Someone else life by Joshua Radin Lyrics Somehow I’m leading someone else’s life I cut a star down with my knife And right now I still see the way the moon Plays this tune Though our lights died. My hands shake My knees quake It’s every day The same way. Cos then came you. Then there’s you. I keep your picture … Continue reading Someone else’s life
Happy 2nd Year Anniversary Temenos Circle. The past few years have been rich even while the journey has had it twists. The most amazing part of this journey has been the hundreds of friends, readers, fellow writers and photographers that I have met because of the Temenos Circle Blog. I look forward to writing in the years ahead and hope my path continues to cross … Continue reading Happy Anniversary Temenos Circle
I have made many friends blogging by sharing stories, opinion, and insights with people from all around the world. Writing has taught me many things. The people I have met along the journey has been significantly healing. Their feedback, challenge, and friendship grounds the writing experience making it rich. Along the journey, I met an author Ramisa Raya who has published four books. She has … Continue reading City lights
I have been blessed this year on many fronts in my life. While on most days life can be a struggle, celebrating the good things somehow decreases the challenging times. I was selected the Biz Time Milwaukee Health Care Hero of the Year for my work with people living with mental illness in our community. The following is the talk I shared with my colleagues who … Continue reading Gravel Road
Turn on the television to watch 7 minutes of the local news. Pick up a news paper, scroll the feed and you see it. Turn on the radio, read a tweet and it is there. Listen at the water cooler or in line at Starbucks the chatter fills your ears. It is at the line at the grocery store and at the drive though window. … Continue reading Street lamp
Traveled to Vermont this weekend to teach at the University. My first time in Vermont yet it felt like home. Being there at the end of Fall seeing the hue of leaves on the trees or as a carpet on the ground was breath-taking. The opportunity to work with graduate school students is always a rich experience. They are typically people at a time in life … Continue reading Past, present and future
