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By popular request those 5 P’s which have driven my life thusfar and which continue to keep me purposed. Presence (always the heart and soul of the experience of any person, place, or thing) Process (built in to the many … Continue reading →

(a happy poet-blogger takes year-end stock) There is so much more to life than driving a great big honkin’ truck, buying a new car every year, playing the lotteries (c.f. Orwell’s 1984) or casinos, advertising and Super Bowl commercials, going on … Continue reading →

Control–having it in your life, over your life, and the ways in which you live. Babies control by crying–it’s all they’ve got. Toddlers, too. But as kids age and interact socially, ‘leaders’ and ‘followers’ quickly show up. And, of course, … Continue reading →

“Whate’er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work. And o’er the sickle bending;– I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music … Continue reading →

365 days a year, early mornings. My first contact with Nature daily.

“Looking through my bedroom window, out into the moonlight and the unending smoke-coloured snow, I could see the lights in the windows of all the other houses on our hill and hear the music rising from them up the long, … Continue reading →

“It is not half so important to know as to feel.”–Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder

All the crazies with money-making schemes and agendas come out of the woodwork as you approach Christmas. Phone call yesterday from a ‘police detective’ claiming I owed taxes and that I should call him back to pay them or I … Continue reading →

Across the River and Into the Trees (meditation/photo by RD)

(Christmas Day, 2013) The car stopped in front of Ganma and Ganpa’s house. It was dark. Dada lifted me out of the car chair and set me on the snow. I walked to the house which had many lights on. … Continue reading →