How do you consciously engage with life and the world? When, where, with what or with whom do you exercise exquisite attention? This blog is an excerpt from the introduction to "Engagement," a section of my new book of poetry, Bearing Witness. Bearing witness is a process for transforming experience into wisdom. For me, poetry is one expression of that process.
Read MoreAre you a life artist? How do you craft the life you live? This blog is an excerpt from the introduction to "Presence," a section of my new book of poetry, Bearing Witness. Bearing witness is a process for transforming experience into wisdom. For me, poetry is one expression of that process.
Read MoreI have had a few dark nights of the soul when I questioned my poetry and and wondered whether or not I should continue the effort of bringing it to the world. This blog describes those times and raises the question: What poignant moments have come out of the darkness in your life? Is there something you know you must do, whether or not you succeed at it and whether or not it is accepted by the world?
Read MoreIn order to function in society, we go through a protracted period of indoctrination that serves to organize our perceptions of reality and navigate our lives in the human arena. Consequently, we are often “trapped” in a world of beliefs and values, of perceptual frames and cognitive meanings that may or may not serve our thriving. This article is the first in a series of articles about the "Archetypal Journey," a guide map for walking the landscape of the soul!
Read MoreHave you ever "fallen" in love? It has always seemed strange to describe the moment of awakening to the beloved as “falling” in love. Falling implies a kind of losing control, which certainly applies, but also evokes an image of crashing to the ground and this is not right. To me, the feeling is the astonished delight of being swept up in a great force, a kind of teetering on the edge, both falling and being held, and floating weightless in the hands of something divine.
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