Redefining "Grand"
I'm hunkered down in a tiny cabin in the pines. From my skinny wood porch I spy Lake Almanor across the street. I'm surrounded by other...
Through The Looking Glass: Crazy Birds
Sometimes, insanity shows up dressed in feathers. "I'm watching that bird," my friend Steph says laughing, looking up at the three-story...
Thanks For The Bruises
Gratitude is tricky business. It’s easy to say we’re thankful for our crazy family, our friends, for the sturdy roof over our heads. The...
Through The Looking Glass: Boxcars and Perfection
I love trains: the rhythmic sound of them hurtling down the tracks, the predictability of them flying by at the same time each day, their...
Through The Looking Glass: Sweet Freedom
Freedom: Noun: The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint; The state of not being imprisoned...
Through The Looking Glass: Deconstructing Alice
"Deconstruction doesn't actually mean "demolition;" instead it means "breaking down" or analyzing something (especially the words in a...
Through the Looking Glass: Letter to 2016
Dear 2016: As hard as it is, I need to say goodbye. You were good to me. You were patient, kind, and loving. You watched quietly as I...
Through the Looking Glass: Unplugged
After a week of non-stop, mind numbing GOING, I'd had it. Call it whatever you want... information overload, mind meltdown, cranium...
Through the Looking Glass: Change
change CHānj/ the act or instance of making or becoming different. If you would have asked me 10 years ago my thoughts on human change,...
Grateful Heart
I've got a long way to go when it comes to meditating and getting still. My mind generally wanders to more important things like "...
