The unexamined life is not worth living, / And Life Uncovered – Hidden – Unforgiving.
Tag: Life
wild and precious
Tell me, what else should I have done?Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?Tell me, what is it you … More
the end? – narcissi, revisited
The end was not what I had expected.
Opting In – #SoCS
I still didn’t read those pages of tiny font explaining my terms of acceptance…
Flesh on Bone
Stones/Bones/Lifeless Zones
blip
don’t let it be lost to time
beyond the blue
It’s good to get rid of the darkness.
validated
Today I live and stand in my own story.
closer to poetry
editing is god.
– and good.
lost in translation
repeated efforts,
demands, to get
accurate translation
all in vain.
lifehill
“There’s no chairlift in sledding!”
I shout to the lighthearted in skis.
Envious? Likely.
Inspirations
Ye who proffer pain and poison
doom and gloom
leaders of the somber cortège
through my mind’s spare room
speak to me, my muses
Sunrise
What
to do
with this Life?
For Sylvia
I am not ready for anything to happen
Blessings and Breakage – Thoughts on Christmas and 2017
Blessings and breakage live perilously close to one another.
At times, blessings and breakage intertwine, to the point where you often can’t tell one from the other, if, in fact, they are not already one and the same.
When You Start, it’s Just a Pile of Wood.
In order to become something useful or beautiful, that pile of wood has to go through a transformative process that only a true woodworker understands. And for this craftsman, that process becomes very personal, with the wood an extension or representation of myself, going through life, going from a pile of wood, to becoming something beautiful and useful.
Pride. No Prejudice.
It’s June 16 – just past halfway through Pride Month 2017. If you are a Facebook friend of mine, you’ve … More
Man Learns of His Heresy in Friends’ Bathroom
I’m a bathroom reader. My own bathroom is well-stocked with reading materials, and I’m always pleased when I use a … More
Count Your Blessings?
To start the new year, one of things my church is doing is having each of us pull a star … More
The power of paying attention and gaining perspective
Today I will let others’ words speak: From this morning’s episode of “On Being“, with Krista Tippett: The Summer Day Mary … More
defying atrophy 