Poetry, storytelling and song writing are members of the same family. I have a deep appreciation for the literary arts and believe that creative writing whatever its form, render a fleeting glimpse, a snippet of insight into the author’s inner world. To live an unexamined life is our greatest travesty and consequently we cannot grow as we are intended to without putting ourselves under a compassionate lens of scrutiny. Writing can do this by giving us a strategy to crystallize those fleeting thoughts and emotions that so often elude clarity and self knowing. Journaling, writing poetry can be a catharsis in this process leading to a new awareness of whom and what we are, warts and all. The journey of self discovery ultimately opens the door to the spiritual growth and evolution we so richly deserve.
Your Hungry Heart
"If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love"~Thich Nhat Hanh JD on ice, small talk and ashtrays,mindless conversation,you’re just a castaway,on this sea of life, without a chart. Your darting eyes throw furtive glances,your emptinesstakes [...]
We Call this a Blue Bird Day
"Love is a friendship set to music"~ Joseph Campbell As I pulled on the cord rising blinds gave way to a mind numbing visualof snow capped mountain peaks splashed against a sky unrivalled in blue and pure, triggering a deep and heart [...]
Love in Action
"On life's journey Faith is nourishment, Virtuous deeds are a shelter, Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him; If he has conquered [...]
Destiny River
With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Standing on a bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan RiverI’m mystified and dazzled by the splendor of the valley below It takes me where I [...]
It’s Just a Breath Away
"When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul" ~ Horatio Spafford The unruffled mindis a serene space,steadfast with claritywhere [...]
Grist for Love’s Mill
“Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.” ~Paulo CoelhoYour silence thunders with clarityunrivalled by words.I withdraw, regroup,arriving at these conclusions;This is my stuff not yours,my inability or [...]