When Your Old Life Returns a New Life Begins

November 18, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Dreams of old herald changes on the horizon The smell of fall after a cool morning rain is an unmatched scent. It’s this time, this season, which holds the scent of life changing. Leaves morph in color and texture, changing from brilliant green to red, yellow, amber, crimson and brown. They curl and flap, clacking […]

The Current Life

January 24, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

“The river is everywhere.” ― Herman Hesse, Siddhartha Nature lures us to seek truth. It has been done for countless ages. For as long as the human race has existed, we have looked to the natural world for meaning and for knowledge. We’ve traveled by stars, navigated oceans by winds and currents, and in doing […]

Cruel Nostalgia

March 20, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” ― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room All travelers know a place speaks to them. In some small way, every place has something to tell us; to whisper a secret into our hearts when the moment is right. Some of us have traveled the world twice […]

Lands of Life

February 25, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” ~ Augustine of Hippo I often think about traveling, moving. The destination, whether here or there, makes little difference. The reason is simple. This reason dwells upon wanting to move, to have motion; a motion of life.. an active involvement […]