I believe….
I am not a radical thinker. Hell, I’m not even an original thinker. I like to think of myself as a collective thinker. I gather notions and stories and ponder them. I sift through opinions and sort values and arrange them into a pattern that suits me. I keep the good stuff and discard judgment. […]
Tripping on the past
I’m a great at dishing out advice – someone else’s problems are so much easier to solve than my own. I tell people to be brave, share their truth, talk about things – you know, all the usual stuff – text book advice. I believe if something is worth having it’s worth sticking your neck […]
Story and the evolution of us
Years ago I took a writing course titled “The Hero’s Journey” based on the book by Joseph Campbell. During the course I learned the recipe for storytelling and within that recipe I discovered something. The Heroes Journey is actually everybody’s journey – the story of each and every one of us. The reluctant hero called […]
The unstable sea
I don’t know what happened – after a few reasonable days in a row, on a quiet sunny afternoon the clouds rolled in and a storm arrived — my heart broke wide open again and I could hardly breathe. What the hell? I don’t get it — I have actually laughed recently, a real out […]
Sympathy Cards
Canada Post has delivered more sympathy to my house recently than anything else, I got another card in the mail just yesterday – three and a half months after his passing. The card was lovely, the sentiment was sincere and the post mark was from half way around the world – the sorriness was probably […]